The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
southwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey…

* until 715 PM EDT

* at 611 PM EDT… a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of North Cape May… or 12 miles northwest of Cape May… moving east
at 25 mph.

Hazard… 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

Source… radar indicated.

Impact… expect damage to roofs… siding… and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Cape May… North Wildwood… Wildwood Crest… Avalon…
West Cape May… Stone Harbor… Rio Grande… Cape May Court House…
Scotch Bonnet… Diamond beach… Green Creek… North Cape May…
Villas… West Wildwood… Erma and Whitesboro-Burleigh.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a
tornado is not immediately likely… if one is spotted… act quickly
and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a
basement or small interior room.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm… and
the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety… immediately move
off the beach and seek shelter indoors.
Lat… Lon 3892 7497 3893 7500 3912 7494 3915 7492
3909 7470 3891 7486
time… Mot… loc 2211z 284deg 20kt 3903 7509

Hail… 0.75in
wind… 60mph

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Stone Harbor and nearby shore communities for Thursday, July 28th, until 12 Midnight.   A Flash Flood Watch is also in effect through Friday evening.  The potential exists for heavy thunderstorm to impact our region anytime through Friday evening.  These storms could produce significant rainfall and flooding of local streets and intersections.   If you hear thunder or see lightning, seek shelter immediately.  Never attempt to drive on any street that is flooded as it puts you and your vehicle at risk.  If you lose electricity during any storm event, please report your outage to Atlantic City Electric at 1-800-833-7476.  Please continue to monitor traditional media outlets for updates to the forecast over the next 36 hours.

Here is the text of the updated Flash Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service:

Flash Flood Watch now in effect from 2 PM EDT this afternoon  through Friday evening...     The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for    * portions of Delaware... northeast Maryland... southern New     Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania... including the following     areas... in Delaware... Delaware beaches... inland Sussex... Kent     and New Castle. In northeast Maryland... Caroline... Cecil...      Kent MD... Queen Annes and Talbot. In southern New Jersey...      Atlantic... Atlantic coastal Cape May... Camden... Cape May...      coastal Atlantic... coastal ocean... Cumberland... Gloucester...      northwestern Burlington... ocean... Salem and southeastern     Burlington. In southeast Pennsylvania... Delaware... eastern     Chester... eastern Montgomery... Philadelphia... western Chester     and western Montgomery.     * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Friday evening    * scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this    afternoon in the Delmarva and expand northward into southeastern    Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey through this evening. Some    of the thunderstorms will contain torrential rainfall and    result in a localized flash flood threat. Showers will become    more widespread late tonight into Friday and contain embedded    thunderstorms that could produce additional heavy rainfall over    the area.    * The axis of heaviest rain still remains uncertain. However, the    potential for localized rainfall amounts of 2 or more inches in    one hour will bring the risk for flash flooding particularly in    urban areas. Isolated rainfall amounts of 4 inches or more are    possible during this event where storms move repeatedly over    the same area.    Precautionary/preparedness actions...     A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead  to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.    You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action  should flash flood warnings be issued.

The National Weather Service has posted a Flash Flood Watch for Stone Harbor and Cape May County.  The Watch is in effect for Thursday evening, July 28th through Friday evening, July 29th.  A front is expected to bring occasional showers and thunderstorms to the region anytime between Thursday evening and Friday evening.  These storms have the potential to produce drenching rains, lightning, and strong gusty winds.  If these storms develop, there could be some flooding of local streets to heavy rainfall in a short period of time.  Never attempt to drive on any flooded street or through any flooded intersection.  If you hear thunder or see lightning, seek shelter immediately.  Observe all instructions provided by the Beach Patrol.

Here is the text of the Flash Flood Watch posted by the National Weather Service:

FLOOD WATCH  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  354 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2016      ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  FRIDAY EVENING...    THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR    * PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND    SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN    DELAWARE...DELAWARE BEACHES...INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW    CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD...    QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC    COASTAL CAPE MAY...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...    COASTAL OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...EASTERN MONMOUTH...GLOUCESTER...    HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...    OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN    MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...EASTERN    CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LOWER BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...    UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.    * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING    * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR    TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN    TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND RESULT IN A LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD    THREAT.    * THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.    HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 OR    MORE INCHES IN ONE HOUR WILL BRING THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING    PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD  TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.    YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.