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City of Pleasantville Police Department
Thursday August 6th, 2020 :: 08:05 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45AM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey... Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 845 AM EDT.

* At 804 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dennisville, or 13 miles west of Ocean City, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cape May, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Ventnor City, Margate City, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Estell Manor, Avalon, West Cape May, Longport, Stone Harbor, Corbin City, Cape May Court House, Scotch Bonnet and Beesleys Point. This includes the following highways... Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 31. Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 0 and 1.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CUMBERLAND, NJ ... ATLANTIC, NJ ... CAPE MAY, NJ

Instructions:

Protecting yourself from immediate threats to life and safety shall take priority. Whenever possible, as long as it does not cause greater harm, all COVID-19 protective action guidance should be followed. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ. In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
City of Pleasantville Police Department
17 N 1st St
Pleasantville, NJ 08232

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-641-6100

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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