The most recent reports I've seen show that Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey are going to get a direct hit when the storm makes landfall. There is flooding already in Cape May County and all casinos in Atlantic City are closed by order of the governor. Several coastal areas in New Jersey were ordered to evacuate by 4:00p.m. today. Schools in the Trenton area have been closed along with other districts in the state. For the past few days the power companies have cancelled all vacations & time off and all workers have been called in to prep for the power outages that are expected to last for 7-10 days. Our governor declared a state of emergency yesterday and I received a notice this morning that all state offices are closed tomorrow. Here in Trenton we can expect the winds to start off at 40 mph and increase from there. We're not in a flood zone but sections of Trenton along the Delaware River could be in for a lot of trouble. Unless it has been updated, we're being told to expect 7" to 12" of rain, the worst of the storm will be tomorrow. Our temperatures have dropped considerably. Rain in our area is expected to last until Wednesday. The full moon is not going to help the storm surges. This looks like a bad one.
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