Atlantic County Office of Emergency Preparedness
Area Flood Watch for Atlantic County until 6:00am Tuesday.
Florence update
Sweetwater Fire Company STA 163
Florence update
Sweetwater Fire Company STA 163
This is a update from weatherNJ Thank you JC
: The period of interest for potential NJ Florence impacts is now looking like late-Thursday night through Sunday morning (overall period). My best gut call from this range is a landfall, possibly as a major hurricane, somewhere between Myrtle Beach, SC and Hatteras, NC on Thursday. This would spare NJ from the catastrophic winds of primary direct landfall but subject NJ to secondary impacts Friday and Saturday including rain, wind and coastal flooding. At this point a system that curves E of Hatteras, NC would likely miss out to sea. A landfall further S (closer to Myrtle Beach, SC) means less NJ impacts (run of mill stuff possibly little-to-no rain but windy and some coastal flooding). A landfall further N (closer to Hatteras, NC) means stronger NJ impacts (flash flooding, at least moderate coastal flooding and stronger winds). I cannot responsibly narrow this range of expectations down any further at this point. I can confidently say however that an east coast landfall concern continues to grow, especially for the coastal range I mentioned. Delaware Bay and ocean coasts should begin preparing for coastal flooding regardless. A reminder that we still have 5 days before the impact period begins. That is certainly time for more trending which I’ll continue to update daily.
This is how I feel right now. Please be safe! JC
: The period of interest for potential NJ Florence impacts is now looking like late-Thursday night through Sunday morning (overall period). My best gut call from this range is a landfall, possibly as a major hurricane, somewhere between Myrtle Beach, SC and Hatteras, NC on Thursday. This would spare NJ from the catastrophic winds of primary direct landfall but subject NJ to secondary impacts Friday and Saturday including rain, wind and coastal flooding. At this point a system that curves E of Hatteras, NC would likely miss out to sea. A landfall further S (closer to Myrtle Beach, SC) means less NJ impacts (run of mill stuff possibly little-to-no rain but windy and some coastal flooding). A landfall further N (closer to Hatteras, NC) means stronger NJ impacts (flash flooding, at least moderate coastal flooding and stronger winds). I cannot responsibly narrow this range of expectations down any further at this point. I can confidently say however that an east coast landfall concern continues to grow, especially for the coastal range I mentioned. Delaware Bay and ocean coasts should begin preparing for coastal flooding regardless. A reminder that we still have 5 days before the impact period begins. That is certainly time for more trending which I’ll continue to update daily.
This is how I feel right now. Please be safe! JC
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