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Coastal Flood Warning In Effect For Jersey Shore Due To Offshore Storm, Full Moon Coastal Flood Warning In Effect For Jersey Shore Due To Offshore Storm, Full Moon
Coastal Flood Warning In Effect For Jersey Shore Due To Offshore Storm, Full Moon Many parts of New Jersey are under a coastal flood warning with an offshore storm and a full moon expected to fuel high tides, forecasters said. The National Weather Service issued the coastal flood warning in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties at 6 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 25. The NWS said the warning would be in effect until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 26. A storm out in the Atlantic Ocean will increase offshore wind speeds and make waves larger, according to the NWS. That will combine with Monday night's full moon to create "widespread tidal flooding." The w…
Coastal Flooding, Wind Expected From Pre-Valentine's Day Winter Storm On Jersey Shore Coastal Flooding, Wind Expected From Pre-Valentine's Day Winter Storm On Jersey Shore
Coastal Flooding, Wind Expected From Pre-Valentine's Day Winter Storm On Jersey Shore While many parts of the Jersey Shore won't see snow, a winter storm is expected to bring some issues right before Valentine's Day, forecasters said. According to the National Weather Service, moderate coastal flooding is forecasted from Perth Amboy to Cape May on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Minor flooding coastal flooding is expected along the Delaware Bay and Delaware River. Parts of Burlington, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem counties are expected to get about an inch of snow. While inland Atlantic County could see some snow, the coast and Cape May County aren't forecasted to receive any acc…
Coastal Flooding Possible Across South Jersey Despite Clear Skies This Week Coastal Flooding Possible Across South Jersey Despite Clear Skies This Week
Coastal Flooding Possible Across South Jersey Despite Clear Skies This Week Despite no rain or snow expected for the week ahead, forecasters are warning residents about the threat of coastal flooding across New Jersey. The National Weather Service said South Jersey will have a threat of minor flooding through 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8. A coastal flood advisory was issued for Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem counties. Minor flooding is forecasted during morning high tides in Atlantic City, Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City, Cape May Harbor, and Barnegat Harbor. "While the weather will remain …
Blazing Fireball Meteor Captured By NJ Photographer In Mad Dash Across Mid-Atlantic Blazing Fireball Meteor Captured By NJ Photographer In Mad Dash Across Mid-Atlantic
Blazing Fireball Meteor Captured By NJ Photographer In Mad Dash Across Mid-Atlantic A New Jersey photographer happened to have his camera ready as a fireball meteor dashed across the mid-Atlantic Sunday, Sept. 3. Werner Tedesco was taking photos in a sunflower field facing west along Route 47 in Goshen (Middle Township, Cape May County), when the fireball meteor came streaking across the sky just after 9:15 p.m. New Jersey's Werner Tedesco captured the fireball that lit up the mid-Atlantic Sunday, Sept. 3.Werner Tedesco "I watched it go from almost directly above me to right over the Delaware Bay," Tedesco said in a Facebook post. "It was VERY bright and green in color…
US Coast Guard Rescues Boater Off Cumberland County Coast, Local Firefighters Battle Blaze US Coast Guard Rescues Boater Off Cumberland County Coast, Local Firefighters Battle Blaze
US Coast Guard Rescues Boater Off Cumberland County Coast, Local Firefighters Battle Blaze A boater whose craft caught fire was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and local firefighters off the Cumberland County coast, authorities said. Boat crews from Downe Township Fire Department, and Little Creek Fire Department responded to the 42-foot recreational boat fire in Delaware Bay, on Tuesday July 18.  A Cumberland County dispatcher called Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders at 11 a.m. and relayed that the 42-foot sport fisher, the Done Deal, was on fire near Delaware Bay’s main shipping channel. The mariner aboard was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape May 29-…
Track US Air Force Flyover In NJ-PA Track US Air Force Flyover In NJ-PA
Track US Air Force Flyover In Nj-pa The U.S. Air Force is celebrating 100 years of air refueling on Tuesday, June 27 with flyovers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. The display by the 305th Air Mobility Wing includes a 15-jet formation of tankers and giant cargo planes over the Jersey Shore and Delaware River. The flyover begins from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey with one KC-135, eight KC-46s and six C-17s. The flyovers will follow the Jersey Shore starting at 1:03 p.m. in Asbury Park, heading south over Barnegat Light, Atlantic City and Cape May. The aircraft will then turn toward Philad…
Horseshoe Crabs Are Breeding All Over NJ Beaches (VIDEO) Horseshoe Crabs Are Breeding All Over NJ Beaches (VIDEO)
Horseshoe Crabs Are Breeding All Over NJ Beaches (Video) It's that time of year when millions of horseshoe crabs breed along the Delaware Bay, authorities said. It’s the biggest concentration in the world, according to Matt Pelligrine, a naturalist at Cape May Point State Park. HORSESHOE CRABS It’s the third week of May, and here they come, millions of breeding horseshoe crabs. In fact the... Posted by New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Each female crab lays thousands of tiny green eggs in the sand, and following the crabs are vast flocks of small shorebirds and seagulls feasting on the eggs, Pell…
Details Released In Crash That Killed Sunset Watcher In Cape May Details Released In Crash That Killed Sunset Watcher In Cape May
Details Released In Crash That Killed Sunset Watcher In Cape May A driver apparently suffered from a medical episode before striking and killing a 75-year-old woman on a bench in Cape May County, authorities said. On Sunday, May 29, at 7:38 p.m., Lower Township police responded to a motor vehicle crash near Lincoln Boulevard and Beach Drive.  Police found a 2015 Hyundai Elantra had struck another vehicle and then a pedestrian seated on a bench before coming to rest in the Delaware Bay, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland alongside Chief Kevin Lewis of the Lower Township Police Department. The pedes…
Woman Watching Sunset Killed, Another Critical When Car Careens Into Delaware Bay: Reports Woman Watching Sunset Killed, Another Critical When Car Careens Into Delaware Bay: Reports
Woman Watching Sunset Killed, Another Critical When Car Careens Into Delaware Bay: Reports A woman sitting on a bench was killed and four others injured when a driver lost control and plunged into the Delaware Bay in Lower Township, Cape May County, according to published reports.  The car came careening into the water and struck the woman and one other victim who had gathered to watch the sunset around 8 p.m. Sunday, May 29, the Philadelphia Inquirer says. Both were airlifted to the hospital where the woman later died, according to the Press of Atlantic City. Three people inside the car escaped serious injury, although the driver is believed to have suffered a medical emer…
Tidal Flood Warning Issued For Jersey Shore, South Jersey: NWS Tidal Flood Warning Issued For Jersey Shore, South Jersey: NWS
Tidal Flood Warning Issued For Jersey Shore, South Jersey: NWS Coastal flood warnings are in effect for the Jersey Shore and South Jersey, according to the National Weather Service. The warning from the NWS in Mount Holly/Philadelphia is in effect until 5 p.m. Monday. "The threat will lessen as we go through the new week," the NWS said on Facebook.  The currents causing inland flooding are exacerbated by 10 mph winds from the northeast. The NWS warning includes the following counties  Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean. A coastal flood warning has.been issued for the Jersey Shore and South Jersey near the Delaware Ba…
850-Pound Shark Spotted Swimming Along Jersey Shore Last Weekend 850-Pound Shark Spotted Swimming Along Jersey Shore Last Weekend
850-Pound Shark Spotted Swimming Along Jersey Shore Last Weekend An 850-pound shark was spotted swimming along the Jersey Shore last weekend. Freya -- a sub-adult female white shark -- "pinged" in off the coast of Atlantic City on June 18 around 11:35 a.m., according to shark-tracking organization OCEARCH. 11ft, 850lb white shark Freya is swimming tight to @AtlanticCityGov. Be advised. Track her movements here: https://t.co/0AwJIuFQeM#whiteshark #atlanticcity #shark pic.twitter.com/bXbCn7ruB0 — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) June 18, 2021 Sharks will "ping" when their dorsal fin is above the surface long enough to be detected by a satellite. Researches at OCEA…
STORM WATCH: 50 MPH Winds, Foot Or More Of Snow On The Way STORM WATCH: 50 MPH Winds, Foot Or More Of Snow On The Way
Storm Watch: 50 MPH Winds, Foot Or More Of Snow On The Way Brace for impact: The most intense part of the winter storm slamming the Northeast was expected Monday afternoon, with gusty winds and up to a foot of snow on the way. Between 3 and 6 inches of snow had already fallen as of 11 a.m. in parts of Eastern PA, North and Central Jersey, the National Weather Service reports. The sleet and freezing rain falling in some areas will soon change back to snow, a heavy band expected to drop between 6 and 18 inches across North Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, the NWS said. It was unclear how much snowfall was expected in Greater Philadelphia and Centra…