Access to Barrier Island Communities Remains Restricted
Access to the Barrier Island communities of Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor remains restricted at this time as per a directive from Governor Chris Christie.
Access to the Barrier Island communities of Atlantic City, Brigantine, Longport, Margate and Ventnor remains restricted at this time as per a directive from Governor Chris Christie.
Residents evacuated from Ocean City and Sea Isle City due to Hurricane Sandy are now able to return to their homes.
SoJO has been on top of every angle of the "Super Storm", and providing you updated information as it becomes available. This update is as of 4pm on October 30th.
As Sandy prepares to make landfall along the Jersey shore, we're still getting listener pictures and video. Take a look:
The Egg Harbor Township Police Department reports the mandated evacuation of the barrier islands has been extended to the W. Atlantic City section of E.H.T.
Tom Morgan and the SoJO Morning Show spoke with Steve Beyer, an American Spokesman with the American Red Cross, regarding further preparation for tonight's storm.
Hurricane Sandy has not yet made landfall, but is still pummeling South Jersey. Below is a live video feed from Wildwood, courtesy of Matt Ulmer.
We are following all the latest developments on air and online, as Hurricane Sandy sets her sights on South Jersey.
The storm is expected to hit South Jersey no later than midnight, however, there are spots in Atlantic City that is already flooded....
New York, New Jersey and other coastal states announced evacuations of citizens living in low-lying coastal areas on Sunday, as Hurricane Sandy and an accompanying storm surge threatened the East Coast of the United States.
Earlier this afternoon, the Cape May County Office of Emergency Management held a press conference regarding the latest on Hurricane Sandy continuing it's track toward New Jersey.
There doesn't appear to be mass exodus in Margate, but it is clear that the city and its residents are preparing for the worst.