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
