Nor’easter to bring 60 mph winds, heavy rain and flooding. When will it end?

Nor’easter to bring 60 mph winds, heavy rain and flooding. When will it end?

The powerful nor’easter that brought severe flooding to the Jersey Shore over the weekend will continue to batter New Jersey on Sunday, with widespread rain and wind gusts reaching 30 to 60 mph.

Moderate coastal flooding is forecast during Sunday’s high tides, adding to problems in shore communities already soaked by major flooding Saturday that forced the closure of roads and bridges.

Nearly 9,000 homes and businesses remained without power as of 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

The National Weather Service said Sunday morning that wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph are expected across New Jersey, with coastal areas of Monmouth and Ocean counties potentially seeing gusts as high as 60 mph.

Several wind and flooding alerts remain in effect, including coastal flood warnings along the Jersey Shore and Delaware Bay through 2 p.m. Sunday.

The National Weather Service said the most significant flooding impacts are expected around Sunday morning’s high tide, with additional minor coastal flooding possible during the evening high tide.

Some communities in Monmouth and Ocean counties had already received more than 2.5 inches of rain by Saturday night.

Periods of heavy rain are expected to continue across New Jersey throughout Sunday, with another 1.5 inches of rainfall possible before the storm moves out. The National Weather Service said locally higher totals could occur, and a few embedded thunderstorms are also possible.

The nor’easter is forecast to linger near the New Jersey coast Sunday night before gradually moving away Monday into Tuesday.

Winds are expected to ease Sunday afternoon and evening, with weather conditions improving significantly Sunday night.

Monday is expected to start with lingering showers before conditions gradually improve as the storm pulls away from the coast.

A much quieter pattern is forecast for Tuesday, with clearing skies, lighter winds and highs reaching the upper 60s to low 70s.

Dry, fair weather is expected to continue Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures climbing into the mid-to-upper 70s.