The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has closed the Garden State Parkway in both directions south of Interchange 129 in Woodbridge Township as of 4 p.m. Monday. The southern portion of the Parkway, from Cape May to Interchange 63 in Stafford Township was closed since early Monday. The additional 66 miles were closed because of deteriorating conditions caused…
As of Monday at 7:00 P.M. 14,594 Atlantic City Electric customers were without without power in Cape May County, and over 124,000 customers have no electric throughout South Jersey. Atlantic City Electric has activated all its field personnel including utility crews from states as far away as Alabama and Louisiana to assist with restoring power in…
The latest update is out for Hurricane Sandy. The storm is expected to now move much more rapidly through the region, but is increasing in power. Sandy is now up to 90 mph sustained winds. We will have the latest local updates from Cape May County Office of Emergency Management throughout the day with Phil…
Governor Chris Christie has ordered the closure of Garden State Parkway in both directions from Route 72 (Exit 63) to Exit 0 in Cape May. The following roads have been closed in Cape May County: Tuckahoe Road from Butter Road to Rte. 50, Upper Township Roosevelt Boulevard from GSP to 34th Street Bridge, Upper Township/Ocean City Hand Avenue…
Governor Christie announced today that federal aid has been made available to the State of New Jersey to supplement the state and local emergency response efforts resulting from Hurricane Sandy. On Sunday, Governor Chris Christie formally requested that President Barack Obama declare a pre-landfall emergency for New Jersey. This declaration allows the State to request…
Hurricane Sandy is starting to make its way to New Jersey The new 8 a.m. update has come out from the National Hurricane Center and Sandy is moving at a NNW west direction at 20 mph. Maximum sustained winds continue to be 85 miles per hour and hurricane force winds are expected when Sandy makes…
Atlantic County remains under a state of emergency with a countywide travel ban in effect. Travel is restricted to public safety and emergency management personnel ONLY. Unprecedented coastal flooding is expected throughout the duration of the storm. First high tide – 7:41 AM today. Primary concerns are high winds which may gust up to 75…
As Hurricane Sandy approaches Cape May County, the New Jersey National Guard is in a state of pre-deployment. The Guard has four units ready to respond to areas throughout the county. They will be placed in Upper Township, Lower Township, Cape May Court House and The Wildwoods, to assist as necessary to emergency situations.
Hurricane Sandy just got stronger. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center is that Sandy now has a maximum of 85 mph sustained winds. It is moving north at 15 mph. Previously, Sandy was only at 75 mph maximum. The best positive is that the storm appears to be speeding up some and will…
We saw flooding already, and more is on the way. A coastal flood warning remains posted for the remainder of the day. A high wind warning has also been posted, due to the storm’s near hurricane force winds. Rain is expected throughout all of Monday and showers will keep up most of Tuesday.