Atlantic City Electric is contacting individual customers who need power for critical medical equipment, urging them to review their emergency plans and prepare for the possibility that they could be subject to extended power outages as a result of Hurricane Irene. The hurricane is expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic Region this weekend and the utility…
Due to anticipated high winds and rough Delaware Bay conditions related to the approaching hurricane, Cape May – Lewes Ferry (CMLF) officials announced late this afternoon that all vessel departures are canceled for the following dates: Friday, August 26; Saturday, August 27; and Sunday, August 28. For the safety of the ferry vessels, CMLF marine…
Hurricane Irene is expected to be a very wet storm. Cape May County officials are calling for anywhere from eight to 16 inches of rain to fall as a result of this storm. The storm surge could be anywhere from four to eight feet, potentially producing the highest tides Cape May County has ever seen.…
Gov. Chris Christie is temporarily suspending tolls on all parts of the Garden State Parkway south of the Raritan River and the Atlantic City Expressway beginning at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning. Furthermore, Routes 47 and 347 in Cape May County will be closed to eastbound traffic and will use all lanes to move traffic westward…
The concern over Hurricane Irene grows. A hurricane watch and flood watch have both been posted. Hurricane Irene is expected to make a direct hit on Cape May County on Sunday as a category one or two hurricane. All of Cape May County is being asked to evacuate, as well as shore communities in Atlantic…
Gov. Chris Christie has asked people in shore communities to voluntary evacuate. Gov. Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency in order to get the National Guard ready for Hurricane Irene. A mandatory evacuation could still be called by his administration, but nothing will likely come down till Friday from the state. Cape May…
The newest update as of 8 a.m. put Hurricane Irene on a course that is coming really close to shore. The question remains what the intensity of the storm will be at the time of impact. Currently, it could be anywhere from a Tropican Storm to a Category 2 hurricane. A press conference is…
The National Weather Service now predicts hurricane conditions in Cape May County on Sunday. This morning’s update on Hurricane Irene puts the storm as a Category Two storm when it brushes by the North Carolina-Virginia border early Sunday morning. The storm is expected to move along the New Jersey coastline early Sunday morning through Sunday…
Hurricane and tropical storm watches were issued for a portion of the U.S. East Coast early Thursday as Hurricane Irene moved over the northwestern Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center said in a report. A hurricane watch had been issued for the North Carolina coast from north of Surf City to the North Carolina-Virginia border. At…