May 11, 2013

Today was a lazy, hazy day on LBI.
The morning started off with thunderstorms which moved out of the area by 1pm. The afternoon ended up being partly sunny and temperatures reached close to the 70 degree mark before dark clouds began rolling in around 4pm.

13th St. & the Bay Surf City Looking North

13th St. & the Bay
Surf City
Looking North

13th Street & the Bay Surf City Looking North

13th Street & the Bay
Surf City
Looking North

Surf City North Water Tower

Surf City
North Water Tower

Winter (Spring?) Storm Virgil

No snow accumulation to report here on LBI; actually not much of a “storm” at all actually.

Today’s precipitation was mostly rain with snow mixed in on occasion – but it didn’t really stick.

Large snow flakes fall, but quickly melt, at Westbound Rt. 72 in Ship Bottom.

Large snow flakes fall, but quickly melt, at Westbound Rt. 72 in Ship Bottom.

Unfortunately, the falling snow was not enough for a "snow day" to be called for LBI Schools.

Unfortunately, the falling snow was not enough for a “snow day” to be called for LBI Schools.

LBI is Alive! Monday, March 18

A lot of people are asking “Is anything open on LBI?”. The answer is a resounding “YES!”

Below are just some of the many businesses open in Surf City today – Monday 3/18. Many more are open weekends.

March 7 – “Winter Storm Saturn”

High tide this morning brought some bay flooding in parts of the Island. Fortunately no damage to homes or businesses has been reported anywhere on LBI.

Flooding was mostly restricted to a four hour window around high tide with the Island high and dry throughout most of the day. High tide was 6:18am at the Causeway Bridge and 4:49am at the Beach Haven Coast Guard Station. High tide returns at 6:53pm at the Causeway Bridge and 5:24pm at the Beach Haven Coast Guard Station.

North Seventh Street & Barnegat Avenue Surf City 7am - March 7

North Seventh Street & Barnegat Avenue
Surf City
7am – March 7

A few inches of water cover Central Avenue near West 3rd Street in Ship Bottom.  7am on 3/7/2013.

A few inches of water cover Central Avenue near West 3rd Street in Ship Bottom. 7am on 3/7/2013.

March 6 – “Winter Storm Saturn”

Well, The Weather Channel is calling this “Winter Storm Saturn”. Here’s the latest info on LBI.

There is a voluntary evacuation for oceanfront home ONLY in parts of Brant Beach, Brighton Beach and Holgate. This is only VOLUNTARY and limited to OCEAN FRONT HOMES ONLY.

As of this post (5:30pm) electricity is still on for 99% of LBI and there has been no significant flooding on the ocean or the bay side.

No flooding to be seen at this evening's high tide (around 5pm) along the inbound causeway in Ship Bottom.

No flooding to be seen at this evening’s high tide (around 5pm) along the inbound causeway in Ship Bottom.

No flooding to be seen at the border between Ship Bottom & Surf City (along Barnegat Ave.) at high tide (near 5pm) today.

No flooding to be seen at the border between Ship Bottom & Surf City (along Barnegat Ave.) at high tide (near 5pm) today.

No flooding at all on Long Beach Blvd. in Surf City at high tide (near 5pm) today.

No flooding at all on Long Beach Blvd. in Surf City at high tide (near 5pm) today.

A Coastal Flood Warning does remain in effect with high tide on the ocean at 3:20am and 6:18 on the bay (at the bridge).

Be sure to check out the LIVE, CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED weather conditions here on LBI on the right side of the page! Temperature, wind speed, wind gusts and precipitation totals!

February 24, 2013

Destroyer off the coast of Surf City!

USS Murphy Memorial

USS Murphy Memorial

In 1943 the USS Murphy was literally cut in half 71 nautical miles true east of Surf City.  This memorial stands today in Surf City’s Veteran’s Memorial Park.

Veteran's Memorial Park, Surf City

Veteran’s Memorial Park, Surf City

Feb. 8, 2013

Both a Coastal Flood Warning and a Winter Weather Advisory are in effect for Long Beach Island this evening.

Flags flap in the 15-20 mph winds
around 5pm this evening.
At the Ocean County Library in
Surf City.

6ABC’s Action News team
was live on the scene at 15th Street
in Ship Bottom this evening.

Windy and rainy
Rt. 72 & the Blvd.
Approx. 5pm
Ship Bottom

Rainy & Windy today
West 11th Street & the Bay
Ship Bottom
approx. 5pm