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Much Of Atlantic City Under Water

By Jim Melwert

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (CBS) - Some parts of Atlantic City were already becoming impassable because of flooding, this morning, and the concern is if the Atlantic City Expressway goes under water. It is already closed, but at least now, emergency crews can get in and out.

Police say the high tide will say a lot about how bad today will be.

Atlantic City resident Steve Walsh, 35, says it's been a while since he's seen the ocean this angry, and this is only the start.

"I was just up on the boardwalk and seeing the ocean, I haven't seen it that high in a long time, and it's been awhile since I've seen it like this, and if it's going to get worse, it's going to get worse."

Of course, it is mostly a ghost town here as the casinos closed yesterday, up on the boardwalk it's all sandbags and plywood, as the waves are up to the dunes.

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