by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 24, 2024 | Features, Weather
By Joe Martucci Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and Certified Digital Meteorologist On Oct. 17, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch for the entire state. It came the same day that the United States Drought Monitor, a federal...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 17, 2024 | Features, Weather
If a Category 3 hurricane hit Absecon Island, only the area near Borgata would be safe from flooding By Joe Martucci Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and Certified Digital Meteorologist Picture this – a Category 3 hurricane, quickly moving up the Jersey Shore from...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 10, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, Weather
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Winter is coming. The show “Game of Thrones” made that line famous in its season premiere in 2011. For New Jersey that is true. On average, October is when we get our first inland freeze of the year. At Atlantic City International...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 3, 2024 | Weather
The five causes of ‘sunny day flooding’ By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Every time there’s “sunny day flooding,” many ask how there can be coastal flooding, when there’s no rain. There are five ingredients to coastal flooding. Turns out, rain is not one of them. Let’s...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 26, 2024 | Features, Weather
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Mark your calendars earlier than usual to explore peak fall foliage across the southern half of the state, according to an interview I did with the New Jersey Forest Service. The combination of a dry spring and a record to near record...
