Flooding Still A Problem At The Shore

WILDWOOD, N.J. - A Coastal Flooding Warning is still in effect for the Jersey and Delaware shores, as many businesses and roads remain flooded by the morning high tide combined with the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

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Even though the storm has moved out to sea, The National Weather Service says high winds, major beach erosion, tidal flooding and flooded roadways are expected for much of the Delaware and New Jersey coastlines on Saturday.

Clean-up is already underway in some communities where the water has receded.

Coastal flood warnings remain until 10 a.m. Saturday. Flood waters could reach nearly a mile-and-a-half inland.

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Fox 29's Sue Serio said a buoy off the coast of Cape May reported a record height of 26.7 feet on Friday -- that's a 26-foot in the ocean off New Jersey's southeast coast.

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Fox 29's Sharon Crowley reported from Ocean City, N.J., that high water has closed the 9th Street bridge. Many businesses are closed and some residents did heed evacuation calls and left the area Thursday. But many others have decided to ride out the storm.

It's the worst flooding in Ocean City in many years.

Fox 29's Steve Keeley was in Wildwood where he said the rain has come and gone, but the wind has remained fierce. Route 47, the main road out of town to the Garden State Parkway, is shutdown because of flooding.

Keeley reported there are scattered power outages in Avalon, Sea Isle, and Stone Harbor. He warned drivers to resist driving through roadblocks because the water is much higher than it appears.

An evacuation center has opened up in Wildwood. Over a dozen people took advantage of the center during Thursday's high tide.

The center was scheduled to be open for 36 hours and can hold up to 60 people. It's located at 10th and Central Avenue.

 The National Guard has also been called out to assist residents in parts of New Jersey and Delaware, taking people to evacuation centers and bringing supplies into the flooded areas.

Numerous schools were closed Friday, including four major districts in Sussex County, Del., and several in South Jersey ( click here to see list of local closures).