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Borough of Wildwood Crest Police Department
Tuesday July 25th, 2023 :: 03:53 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 352 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Eldora to 6 miles northwest of North Cape May to 7 miles east of Big Stone Beach, moving east at 35 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, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Avalon, West Cape May, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House, Scotch Bonnet, Diamond Beach, Green Creek, Dennisville, Goshen, Rio Grande, Eldora, North Cape May, Villas, West Wildwood and Erma. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 18.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm, and the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety, immediately move off the beach and seek shelter indoors.

Address/Location
Borough of Wildwood Crest Police Department
6101 Pacific Ave
Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-522-2456

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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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