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🌪️🚨 TORNADO WARNING — CAPE MAY COUNTY 🚨🌪️

Thursday, August 20, 2026
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The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southwestern Cape May County until 7:30 PM Tuesday after radar confirmed a waterspout moving toward shore. Residents should take immediate shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Tornado Warning for Southwestern Cape May County until 7:30 PM EDT.

🕖 At 7:07 PM EDT, a waterspout was located just offshore over North Cape May, near Cape May, and was moving east at 45 MPH.

⚠️ HAZARD: Tornado 📡 SOURCE: Radar-confirmed waterspout moving toward shore

💨 IMPACT: Flying debris could be dangerous for anyone caught without shelter. Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed, with possible damage to roofs, windows, vehicles and trees.

📍 Locations impacted include: Cape May • North Wildwood • Wildwood Crest • Avalon • West Cape May • Stone Harbor • Scotch Bonnet • Diamond Beach • Rio Grande • North Cape May • Cape May Court House • Villas • West Wildwood • Erma • Whitesboro-Burleigh

🏠 TAKE SHELTER NOW! Move immediately into a sturdy building and take shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows.

🚨 If you are in the warning area, do not wait for confirmation of a tornado on land. Take shelter immediately.

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