A tornado watch stretching from Florida to northern New Jersey and lower New York State is in effect until 7 p.m., Monday, March 16.

On Monday at 4:20 a.m. the National Weather Service released a coastal flood advisory valid from 2 p.m. until Tuesday 2 a.m. for Ocean County.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though the Jersey Shore appears to have avoided the kind of severe coastal flooding officials had feared, the storm still exposed how vulnerable many communities remain. An intense ...

Calls are growing among residents of the Jersey Shore and beyond against new flood elevation rules aimed at protecting the state from the growing threat of climate change. The rules put out by New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection have been dubbed “REAL,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmentalists cheered new flood rules as a needed move to guard against climate impacts, while businesses said they would raise construction costs. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty ...