Full Notification

The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood watch for our city.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO BEGIN TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST FROM TIME TO TIME IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED OR ANY NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Tides in the atlantic city area are predicted to be at 7 ft Saturday morning, 7-7.5 feet Saturday Night and 7.5 to 8 feet Sunday morning. If the tides reach 8 feet, that is considered major flooding. We encourage all of our residents who live in areas that are prone to flooding to move vehicles and property to higher ground.


WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG COASTAL ATLANTIC COUNTY.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH IN THE DELMARVA BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A TIME ON SATURDAY... THEN
QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH... WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT... THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD FREEZING LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A BURST OF SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR QUICK ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WETTER OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.THEN MAY BECOME DRIER AGAIN LATER SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SLEET AND RAIN ON TOP OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. ROADS COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS.


PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO, TELEVISION STATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.