A National Weather Service alert has been upgraded to a Blizzard Warning in effect for Ocean City from 7 p.m. Friday through 7 p.m. Saturday. A Coastal Flood Advisory also will be in effect from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday.
The latest forecast calls for 12 to 18 inches of snow along the coast of southern New Jersey. Northeast and north winds will gust up to 50 mph before turning offshore as the storm starts to move away.
The ordinance prohibiting parking on West Avenue during a snow emergency will not be enforced. This will give more residents a chance to move vehicles away from alleys that may become snowed in. For your own safety and to allow snowplows to do their work, avoid travel during the storm. See more guidance on storm preparation.
See more guidance on storm preparation.
Please write down the following emergency contact numbers for local utility companies should you experience outages or other problems during the upcoming winter storm:
- Atlantic City Electric: 800-833-7476
- South Jersey Gas: 888-766-9900
- Comcast Cable: 800-COMCAST (800-266-2278)
The utility companies recommend you contact them directly as soon as you experience a problem so that they can properly track outages and repairs.
Minor coastal flooding is predicted for the hours around high tide at 5:28 a.m. Saturday morning. The National Weather Service predicts a level of 5.7 feet on the mean low water (MLW) scale. Please monitor conditions and be prepared to move vehicles before going to bed on Friday evening.
Residents should be prepared to move vehicles to safe places before going to bed tonight.
The roads closer to the beach including Central and Wesley avenues are typically at higher elevation. Free parking is available at all municipal lots in town.
Parking also will be available at the Trinity United Methodist Church at 20 North Shore Road in Marmora (please read letter from Trinity if you take advantage of this service).
For Police and Fire Department emergencies, call 911. For non-emergencies, call 609-399-9111.
