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City of Cape May Police Department
Wednesday May 27th, 2026 :: 11:58 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:00PM

SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Kent County in central Delaware... Southwestern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey... Southern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey... Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 100 PM EDT.

* At 1157 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Dover Base Housing, or 8 miles east of Dover, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Dover, Millville, Ocean City, Cumberland, Somers Point, Northfield, North Wildwood, Laurel Lake, Camden, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine, Sea Isle City, Estell Manor, Avalon, Longport, Stone Harbor, Corbin City, Bowers, Cape May Court House, and Scotch Bonnet.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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