Coastal storm is here, NJ: Wind will drive 3 rounds of coastal flooding Dan Zarrow Published: October 12, 2025 Final forecast call for Sunday-Monday's coastal storm, a coastal flooding, wind, and rain machine for New Jersey. (Dan Zarrow, Townsquare Media)

The coastal storm is here

The wind has started to kick up, rain has started to move in, and tide levels along the Jersey Shore are rising rapidly. New Jersey's weather is going downhill as a potent coastal storm affects the rest of the Columbus Day Weekend.

As we have discussed, the #1 concern here is coastal flooding, followed by wind-driven damage and power outages. Rain is a distant third.

The latest model guidance has dialed back a bit more on rainfall totals and wind speeds, but the next two days still read as inclement, p

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