Nearly 5 inches of rain pounds Jersey Shore as storms trigger flooding, outages

Thousands of folks at the Jersey Shore woke up with a bang this morning as strong thunderstorms dumped nearly five inches of rain across northern Ocean and southern Monmouth counties. Our Jim Murdoch was out in the elements. It shows us what it looked like at the height of the storm from Asbury Park. To Point Pleasant Beach. Storms developed around 5 a.m. and lasted for about three hours dumping a tremendous amount of rain all across the Jersey Shore. This is how it looked on Route 35 South and Point Pleasant Beach and on the northbound side lots of drivers forged through the flooding creating waves that lapped the strip mall parking lot. By 8 the rain tapered off. Flooding began to Low-lying areas like here on Route 35 and Belmar closed one lane. An unexpected and rude early morning wake-up call from Mother Nature to end the work week. Jim Murdoch, News 12, New Jersey.