A storm caused some moderate tidal flooding on LBI. These are some pictures from North Beach Haven

Long Beach Island is a low lying barrier island and, as such, is prone to flooding from tides and rain. 

Photos of a frozen bay and ice damage in 1982 in North Beach Haven, LBI

A photo from the 1970’s showing ice damage at Stilt’s Marina in North Beach Haven

A neighbor sent some video and photos of a water main break on 17th Street in North Beach Haven.

This is something that you don’t see very often, a frozen bay.  The cold temperatures of December 2017 and January 2018 led to the bay freezing. Back in the 1970’s the bay froze enough so that some people were actually driving on the ice…. until they found the spots that weren’t frozen as hard as they thought.

A neighbor sent a few photos of my Mom’s house in North Beach Haven. He said the snow was really drifting. The Boulevard was clear in some spots and  you would come to a 5′ drift. The snowstorm was followed by some extremely cold temperatures. 

(January 2020) Long Beach Township is mailing Re-Entry Placards. These are vital if you want to gain access to the island after a disaster.  You should review the mailing address on file for your property and make sure you store the card in a safe place. 

According to the NWS report,  here are the snowfall amounts from our last wonderful storm for Ocean County.