The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Borough and the rest of Cape May County for Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. A storm system is expected to bring some snow and rain and nor’easter-type conditions to our region Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Travel could be difficult. Please continue to monitor traditional media outlets for updates in advance of this next winter storm.
Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon…
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Winter Storm Watch… which is in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.
* Locations… the watch includes southeastern New Jersey… southern and central Delaware and much of the northern Maryland Eastern Shore.
* Hazard types… primarily snow and sleet.
* Accumulations… snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches… the highest amounts are forecast to be inland.
* Timing… the precipitation should begin as all snow Wednesday night before changing over to a snow and sleet mix early Thursday morning. By mid day Thursday… precipitation is expected to be primarily rain
* impacts… travel could be significantly impacted across the region especially Thursday morning. In addition to travel impacts… winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph will be possible on Thursday which could lead to power outages if there has been significant heavy snow accumulations on power lines by the time the winds increase.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow… sleet… or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.