northeast united states. rick is on the beach of new jersey. rick, i am guessing it is getting to be a met. rick: a couple of hours ago we had an accurate wind reading of 57.6 miles per hour. it is above that now. between the sand and the wind and the rain, we are getting pelted and it is painful. low tide was two hours ago so the water is coming up a little bit. the streets of point pleasant are flooding. ocean avenue is still relatively dry which is comforting because that is our escape route. the ocean, though, is churning violently and has been since yesterday. this town, one of many along the new jersey shore that was evacuated, of course all the barrier items were evacuated, point pleasant issued mandatory