WILDWOOD-- Only hours after the governor declared a state of emergency for Saturday’s storm, South Jersey is bombarded with another winter blast. Minutes after snow started to fall conditions appeared to worsen in an already troubled Cape May County.

The flash from an arching wire on a residential street in North Wildwood is one of emergency management crew's worst fears, proving this storm could undo a tireless 3��"day effort to clean up last weekend's blizzard.

“Anything less then a total snowstorm is not good news for Cape May County and is certainly going to present a challenge, perhaps like we've never seen before, dealing with winter storms,” said Director of Cape May County Emergency Management Communications Center Frank McCall.

As the precipitation falls on Wildwood emergency management crews are concerned about the rain this storm will bring.

“There will be freezing rains; ice will overflow onto currently existing conditions. All of the storm drains are clogged most of the outflow pipes are full of ice,” said McCall.

The county has done all it can to prepare. Cape May County crews are hitting the roads to spread as much of the 2,500 tons of road salt as they need. The Red Cross is also lending a hand to play a larger role.

“In anticipation of a greater need for shelter we are opening two super shelters,” said Cape May County Communications Director Lenora Boninfante. She added,” They are going to be county shelters with the assistance of the Red Cross.

These super shelters will be located at the Woodbine Developmental Center and the Wildwoods Convention Center. The Red Cross will supply centers with everything from medical aid to over 5,000 cots.

Existing shelters like the one in Wildwood Crest will stay open to help the thousands without power who are just thankful they have somewhere to go.

“We pull together as a community and we're all here to help each other,” said Kathy Thompson of Wildwood Crest.

The county has also set up 16 transition centers to transport residents to the two super shelters.


SOUTHERN CAPE MAY THE TRANSITION CENTERS:

- Cape May City Elementary School
921 Lafayette Street

- Cape May Point Borough Hall
412 Yale Avenue

- Villas Volunteer Fire Company
1643 Bayshore Road

- North Wildwood Recreation Center
9th Street and Central Avenue

- West Cape May Volunteer Fire Company
732 Broadway

- West Wildwood Borough Hall
701 West Glenwood Avenue

- Holly Beach Fire Company
4302 Washington Avenue

- Wildwood Crest Fire Company
7100 Pacific Avenue


NORTHERN TRANSITION CENTERS:

- Avalon Fire Department
3100 Dune Drive

- Dennis Township Senior Center
595 Petersburg Road

- Middle TWP SCHO Elementary # 4
300 East Pacific Avenue

- Ocean City Community Center
1735 Simpson Ave

- Sea Isle City, Michael J. Cullinane Public Safety Building
223 J.F. Kennedy Boulevard

- Stone Harbor Fire Company
175 96th Street

- Seaville Fire House
36 US Route 50
Seaville, New Jersey