Weather

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    Storm of the Century

    Text by | Published September 1st, 2008 in Weather

    By all accounts, Monday, March 5, 1962 looked like nothing unusual would occur in Cape May. The forecast called for cloudy skies and a chance of rain. But two storms, a new moon, and a spring equinox formed to create a colossal three day assault of winds averaging 55 knots, and 25 to 35 foot [...]

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    Waiting for Isabel in Cape May…

    Text by | Published September 1st, 2003 in Cape May • Environmental • In Pictures • Weather

    Pictures from Hurricane Isabel in September 2006.

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    At Mother Nature’s Mercy

    Text by | Published October 1st, 2000 in Cape Island • Cape May • Weather

    There have been hundreds of hurricane watches and warnings throughout the centuries yet Cape Island has never felt the truth wrath of a full-fledged hurricane. Northeastern Atlantic coastal storms, however, locally known as ‘nor’easters’ have wreaked havoc on her coast for centuries. Above is South Cape May photographed around 1917.