A dangerous nor’easter storm is expected to churn high winds and heavy rain to New Jersey beginning Sunday, causing significant flooding and potential evacuations in Jersey Shore towns, forecasters say.

The National Weather Service has issued high wind watches and coastal flood watches for multiple counties, with the most severe conditions anticipated at high tides along beaches and bays.

“Moderate to major coastal flood impacts are increasingly likely,” the weather service said in an update early Friday. “Widespread roadway flooding and impassable roads, inundation of structures, and evacuations are possible Sunday-Monday.”

Forecasters say the storm will develop Sunday morning, with northeast winds increasing to 30-50 mph inland and potentially gusting up to 60 mph along the coast.

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