Atlantic City Electric is reporting nearly 20,000 power outages in Cape May County as a result of this morning’s winter storm and high wind event. There are nearly 30,000 customers in Atlantic City Electric’s service area without power at 7:45am on Saturday, January 23rd. Atlantic City Electric is reporting outages not only in Avalon and Stone Harbor, but in Sea Isle City, Lower Township, Middle Township, Upper Township, Cape May, and the Wildwoods. It is possible that this could be an extended power outage for customers who have been affected by these multiple outages. For the safety of its crews, the utility must wait until the very strong winds subside to some degree before attempts can be made to restore some power interruptions. You can view the utility’s outage map at opens in a new windowwww.atlanticcityelectric.com.
If you have any emergency during this storm event, please dial 911.
If you attempt to drive following this high tide event, please exercise caution and never attempt to drive through any flood water. This puts the driver and vehicle at risk, and can cause an unnecessary wake that can damage properties in the Borough. Strong winds are expected to keep flood waters in the back bays after high tide. This may complicate the next high tide event scheduled for 7:43pm at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge.
The Winter Storm Warning, High Wind Warning, and Coastal Flood Warning remain in effect by the National Weather Service.
