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Wildwood Police Department
Tuesday July 21st, 2026 :: 05:50 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Tornado Warning until 06:15PM

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

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

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Scotch Bonnet, or 9 miles northeast of Cape May, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include... North Wildwood, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House, Scotch Bonnet, Rio Grande, West Wildwood, and Whitesboro-Burleigh. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 4 and 15.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CAPE MAY, NJ

Instructions:

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Wildwood Police Department
City of Wildwood- Municipal Building
Wildwood, NJ 08260

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-522-0222

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Warning

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