Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Sunday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey... Western Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 743 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fortesque, or 12 miles south of Bridgeton, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Cape May, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Newport, Cape May Court House, Leesburg, Scotch Bonnet, Dennisville, Fortesque, Eldora, Port Norris, Dividing Creek, Diamond Beach, Green Creek, Goshen, and Rio Grande. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 19.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CAPE MAY, NJ ... CUMBERLAND, NJ
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CAPEMAYPD followed by your message, to 888777
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