As Hurricane Florence approaches the South Atlantic coast of the United States, New Jerseyans are preparing for the possibility of remnants from the storm impacting New Jersey.

State officials say that the Garden State should only take a glancing blow from Florence, but they are preparing nonetheless.

“The New Jersey National Guard under General Jamal Beale has updated alert rosters and is staging some vehicles and equipment to decrease response times if activated,” said Gov. Phil Murphy.

New Jersey utility companies said that they are reviewing their storm response plans and putting additional staff on standby should the storm cause any major service disruptions.

At the beaches, crews were working to build up sand dunes and shore up the coastline to protect towns against storm surge. The surf at the Jersey Shore was quite rough Tuesday as the storm approached.

“This is definitely some push from that storm we are definitely getting some ground swell from it,” says Pete Tirella, who says that he will be watching for flooding from the Barnegat Bay this weekend.

New Jersey residents who experienced devastating flooding last month due to heavy rains say that they are worried about more flooding.

Brick’s Greenbriar I neighborhood and the surrounding areas suffered severe flooding after 7 inches of rain came in just four hours. Homeowners in Spring Lake also took flood damage.

As the sixth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, many areas of the state are still recovering. Camp Osborn in Ocean County, once a collection of small bungalows, remains a vacant lot after a fire burned through the village during Sandy.

Gov. Murphy says that emergency management officials will be keeping a close eye on Cape May Cumberland and Salem counties as they would be hit first if the storm made its way to New Jersey.