Tropical Storm Ophelia drenched New Jersey over the weekend, delivering more than 5 inches of rain in places along the Jersey Shore. Wind gusts reached nearly 60 miles per hour and coastal flooding swamped low-lying roads from Cape May to Manasquan.
David Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist, said a separate weather system to the north is blocking the remnants of Ophelia from moving out of the area. That means the rain and wind will linger for at least a few more days.
