A major winter storm that is bringing snow to the Mid Atlantic and New England region has begun to wind down over Stone Harbor and Cape May County.  Just before 3am on Friday, approximately 4-6 inches of snow has fallen throughout the Jersey Cape, including in Stone Harbor.  Motorists are advised to exercise caution while driving this morning.  A Winter Storm Warning and a Coastal Flood Advisory are both in effect for Stone Harbor until 1pm on Friday.

The Avalon Police Depart­ment announced that the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City was closed dur­ing the overnight hours due to snow. The bridge will remain closed until fur­ther notice.

Addi­tional snow­fall accu­mu­la­tions will be min­i­mal since the storm has moved into New Eng­land. Road crews are out plow­ing local streets. Please exer­cise cau­tion while dri­ving, espe­cially this morning.

Wind gusts are expected to reach 45mph dur­ing the morn­ing hours on Fri­day with very cold wind chill val­ues, as low as –4. Please limit your expo­sure out­side dur­ing the day on Fri­day, and Fri­day evening.

The National Weather Ser­vice con­tin­ues its Win­ter Storm Warn­ing for Stone Harbor through Fri­day at 1pm. A Coastal Flood Advi­sory is also in effect until Fri­day at 1pm. High tide at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge will occur at 9:06am on Fri­day. Flood prone areas may expe­ri­ence minor to mod­er­ate coastal flood­ing dur­ing this morning’s high tide.

Inter­mit­tent power out­ages are pos­si­ble with this storm as winds pick up on Fri­day morn­ing. If you have any emer­gency, please call 9–1-1.