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City of Cape May Police Department
Saturday July 29th, 2023 :: 06:08 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

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

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 606 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hancocks Bridge to 8 miles southeast of Woodland Beach to near Dover Base Housing, moving east at 40 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... Vineland, Atlantic City, Millville, Bridgeton, Ocean City, Cumberland, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Ventnor City, Brigantine, Northfield, Absecon, Margate City, Laurel Lake, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Estell Manor, Longport, Greenwich and Shiloh. This includes the following highways... Garden State Parkway between mile markers 14 and 42. Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 0 and 15.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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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