South Jersey residents are almost out of the woods as a nor'easter is slowly working its way out of the Philadelphia region. However, things took a bit of a turn for the worse when coastal flooding ramped back up again once high tide hit Monday afternoon. 

Those living in or visiting the Jersey Shore on Sunday felt the impacts of the coastal storm system the hardest. The storm pounded the shore, causing coastal flooding that filled the streets with inches of water and brought heavy winds, which caused power outages. 

While floodwaters slightly receded down the shore Monday morning due to low tide, the afternoon high tide brought yet another fresh round of coastal flooding concerns.

Coastal flooding ramps back up at high tide 

The second round of high tide arrived in the mid-to-late afternoon on Monday. 

The high tide cycle was capable of producing 3 to 4 feet of water above where it's supposed to be normally, according to our NEXT Weather team. In other words, roads could have been covered by 2 to 3 feet of water! 

Ocean City, New Jersey, Mayor Jay Gillian, said the town is fortunate that Monday's peak flood level of 6.95 feet fell well short of what was initially predicted – 7.2 to 7.6 feet. However, the deep floodwaters are still very much present, and it didn't take long for streets to fill with water.

"I want to urge everybody to stay off the roads until the streets are clear. Not only are you putting yourself and your vehicle at risk, but the wakes generated by cars plowing through floodwaters can damage people's homes and property," Gillian wrote on social media. "The worst flooding is behind us, and we anticipate getting back to normal as of tomorrow. Our pumping stations are fully operational, and once the tide drops, they will be able to move water off the streets effectively."

Over in North Wildwood, Mayor Patrick Rosenello said on Monday that they had high-water vehicles parked outside the fire department with crews on standby in the event emergency help is needed.

Businesses and families in Ocean City told CBS News Philadelphia they're also keeping a close watch on the storm's movements.

"When the tide comes in, it goes under the boardwalk, and then it floods all these side streets, and then we can't even get out sometimes," said Rich Soltis, with Ocean City Coffee Company.

"We have a business just offshore, over at 34th street that's right on the marsh, so I'm heading there shortly, and we'll make sure as the tide is coming up, we're keeping an eye on where the water line is," said David Beyel, who lives in Ocean City. "I think everybody is a little concerned. I didn't see it last night at 1 a.m. I don't know if you saw it, but it was pretty high."

Lingering nor'easter impacts on the Philadelphia area

While the nor'easter has been more of an impact-maker along the coast than inland, the entire Philadelphia region has felt it. 

Bands of showers will continue throughout the day on Monday. Fortunately, any wind alerts that were issued have expired. However, you can still expect blustery conditions, just not as extreme as Sunday. 

The coastal flood advisory remains in effect at the Jersey Shore through 8 p.m.