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15+ Inches of Snow Reported as Kenan Hammers County

North Cape May captured by Jennifer Bailey.

By Herald Staff

UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTALS:

  • Avalon: 15.0 inches
  • Sea Isle City: 14.8 inches
  • Goshen: 14.0 inches
  • Marmora: 14.0 inches
  • Cape May Court House: 13.0 inches
  • Erma: 13.0 inches
  • Lower Twp: 13.0 inches
  • Petersburg: 13.0 inches
  • Ocean View: 12.5 inches
  • Stone Harbor: 11.5 inches
  • Eldora: 11.0 inches
  • Cape May: 11.0 inches
  • Ocean City: 10.0 inches
  • Potato Island: 10.0 inches
  • Woodbine: 9.6 inches
  • Villas: 9.5 inches
  • Dennisville: 8.1 inches
  • Green Creek: 8.0 inches

Snowfall totals across the county added up to 15 inches in some areas, with snow expected to diminish in the early afternoon, with heavy winds expected to persist through the day Jan. 29.
“Stay off the roads” has been the common message from public officials. The Jersey Shore saw the largest snowfall totals from anywhere affected by Winter Storm Kenan, with more than twice as much snow at the shore than in Philadelphia. 

According to a county official, the Public Works Department reported 14 snowplows and 12 large highway trucks with 14 ft plows were out clearing snow, as well as five F-550 trucks equipped with salt spreaders being used for salting the roads. 
 
There are 410 lane miles of county roads and 28 bridges in Cape May County, according the the official.
 
Additional trucks will be added to help clear the roads.  State and Municipal Public Works crews are also clearing roads in Cape May County.   

In a morning appearance on FOX 29 Philadelphia Jan. 29, Gov. Phil Murphy said there is concern over beach erosion and it was too early to tell the extent of the damage the storm caused the state’s beaches. 
Power outages had been a concern, but the morning of Jan. 29, Atlantic City Electric was reporting fewer than five reported power outages across the county. 
 Readers are asked to submit their snow photos to newsdesk@cmcherald.com to be considered for publication. 

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