NEPTUNE - An offshore storm brought minor flooding off Riley Avenue near the Shark River Inlet on Friday morning.

"In this circumstance, fortunately, we'll call this more nuisance flooding than anything else," said Vito D. Gadaleta, the township's business administrator. "It requires people to maybe drive around to get to a location, but other than that there's been really no serious damage."

There is one more tide cycle tonight, Gadaleta said, that could bring more flooding because of the moon phasing. Public works and the township's office of emergency management are standing by in case more flooding does happen, he said.

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The National Weather Service issued a coastal flooding warning for eastern and western Monmouth County that started Thursday and will last to until 1 a.m., Saturday, according to a weather advisory on its website.

"A Coastal Flood Warning means that moderate or major tidal flooding is occurring or imminent," the warning reads. "Be prepared for rising water levels and take appropriate action to protect life and property."

Winds from an offshore storm are pushing ocean water toward the coast, said Valerie Meola, meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Mount Holly station. As a result, inland waters are "not getting a chance to drain," she said. "The water just continues to build up along the coast and in the back bays."

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The offshore low-pressure system will also cause widespread beach erosion, Meola said.

"Because the system’s spinning, things will start to fill back in later on," she said.

Water levels should begin to return to normal on Saturday, Meola said.

In other areas along the Shore there has been flooding as well. Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island put out an emergency alert Friday morning alerting people to flooded streets and reminding them to, "slow down... no wakes!"

Long Beach Township put out a similar alert Friday morning as well, and for much of the morning Long Beach Boulevard was completely shut down, causing major delays, according to other emergency management alerts put out by the township.

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Ocean Township issued an alert to residents around 10 a.m. that read, "Many neighborhood roads are flooded.Please do not drive through flooded roads! Don’t get stuck! Turn around!"

There is also a hazardous weather outlook to go along with the coastal flooding warning. The outlook is for all of New Jersey, but, according to the National Weather Service, "There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather."

The National Weather Service is warning people to not drive their vehicles through flood waters, saying, "the water may be deeper than you think it is. You will be putting yourself in danger and your vehicle may be damaged, leading to costly repairs."

Keith Schubert is the morning breaking news reporter. He is a recent graduate at the University of Minnesota and has worked in multiple newsrooms including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He can be contacted via text, call or signal at (732) 239-8731 or emailed at kschubert@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @keithsch94.