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City of Cape May Police Department
Wednesday August 10th, 2022 :: 09:25 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 924 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Cape Henlopen State Park, or 13 miles west of Cape May, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Cape May, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Lewes, Sea Isle City, Avalon, West Cape May, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House, Scotch Bonnet, Seaville, Diamond Beach, Green Creek, Goshen, Strathmere, Rio Grande, North Cape May, Villas, West Wildwood and Erma. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 22.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CAPE MAY, NJ

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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 Cape May Police Department
643 Washington St
Cape May, NJ 08204

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-884-9500

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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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