Statement from City of Ocean City on Mandatory Evacuation
The city issues updated information in a 9 p.m. release. New information will be provided at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Sand covers the ramps leading to the Ocean City Boardwalk at First Street.
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Ocean City Storm Update
Tuesday, October 30 9:00 pm
The city remains under a State of Emergency at this time and travel is hazardous and not recommended. Many roadways continue to be flooded or covered with large amounts sand and debris. There are numerous downed wires. Anyone on the island is advised to be extremely cautious of any downed wires. Do not touch them or go near them.
Access to the island remains restricted at this time.
Numerous areas of the City are without power. While some crews are working in town, the timeframe for restoring power is not known.
A sanitary sewer pump station in the north end of the island that had failed was repaired earlier today.
There have been no issues related to drinking water in Ocean City as there are in some other shore communities. This has been confirmed by New Jersey American Water.
The City is receiving guidance from the Cape May County Office of Emergency Management, in addition to assessing our local conditions. The City is aggressively taking every measure possible to ensure public safety once the restrictions on access are removed. The City is hopeful that this will take place at some point on Wednesday. Further information will be made available at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
City staff has spent the day removing debris, unclogging storm drain and outfall pipes and assessing storm damage throughout the island.
Ocean City schools will remain closed on Wednesday.
Halloween Trick-or-Treat for Wednesday has been postponed due to the likelihood that some neighborhoods will still require extensive clean up of debris. The rescheduled date will be announced on Wednesday.
Please continue to check www.ocnj.us for further updates as they become available.
— Release from City of Ocean City
ks
9:58 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
YAY! Thank you for info. We don't want to be in the way of first responders. We are interested in official information. THANK YOU!
Mary Schaeffer
10:26 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Thanks for all the hard work to fix our beloved city. We will be patient and wait to come back so you can do your job. We appreciate the updates, it's very comforting to know that things will improve.
Mary Schaeffer
Jon Smith
11:50 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
My wife, two friends and I walked the expanse from Somers Point into OC over 9th street to check damage. Debris is everywhere, but streets are mostly clear. No power but water was gone. We walked back over around 9pm, took us about 4hrs round trip. Streets are muddy, but ok. Little wind, and some places did have power. Water receded. Our house is demolished on the inside. Must have been at least 2 foot of water in the house judging by water . We will ne back this weekend to pick up what we can, then we will be staying with family indefinitely. Our lives in OC are ruined and we won't be make to come back.
Jon Smith
11:51 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Oh, and today is actually my birthday. No joke. Hope everyone else was spared. Good night.
Eric Jacobson
2:00 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Sandy's wrath knows neither metes nor bounds. When my wife saw the basement, all she could muster was "Oh my word..." Our dog was carried away by this storm and random shoes, clothes and LPs are strewn across the coast. Looking forward to simpler times...
Elizabeth Ohlson
6:54 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
John's and Eric's reports are heartbreaking, and I'm coming to realize there will be many more personal accounts like these. I'm staying with my son in DE, not knowing anything about my home in "the Deep South end," waiting to get back on island.
Carrie M
7:52 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Oh Jon, my heart is heavy for you, your wife and the boys. Many know how much u love this town. Really Eric, your dog? ...Your LP's? When we find his limp body in a gutter, please, where shall we deliver him?