COASTAL WINDS BRING DAMAGING FLOODS TO STRATHMERE

COASTAL WINDS BRING DAMAGING FLOODS TO STRATHMERE
Christina Stolfo ( ) - 10/19/08 10:06 pm
Last Updated - 10/19/08 10:51 pm


STRATHMERE--Although South Jersey remained dry today, strong on-shore winds and high astronomical tides caused minor coastal flooding for most coastal towns.

However, the damage in Strathmere is being called "major" with the mayor calling for a state of emergency.

Water overflowed the bulkhead this afternoon along Seaview and Neptune Avenues, flooding streets and damaging homes on both the beach and the inlet sides.

The entire Strathmere area reported flooding, with homes along Neptune Avenue sustaining major damage.

Upper Township Mayor, Rich Palombo says a state of emergency has been filed with the county and he is pressuring the state to help the situation.

Until then, officials will attempt a temporary fix.

"For the time being, what we're going to do is we're going to bring in some heavy rock material to try and secure the bulkhead area by the seashore or beach area for the time being. Hopefully it will offset some of this flooding we're experiencing over here," says Palombo.


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