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City of Cape May Police Department
Saturday July 18th, 2026 :: 07:13 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM

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

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

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 712 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Cape May, or near Cape May, moving east at 55 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, Avalon, West Cape May, Stone Harbor, Scotch Bonnet, Diamond Beach, Green Creek, Rio Grande, North Cape May, Cape May Court House, Villas, West Wildwood, Erma, and Whitesboro-Burleigh. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 9.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CAPE MAY, NJ

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern New Jersey. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern New Jersey.

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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