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Strong smell of smoke through out south Jersey today, Several fire dispatches in Cumberland,Salem and Cape May alarming out for the smell of smoke. Dispatchers say it's coming from a wildfire in Virginia.
 
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We have had it for the past week in New England, mostly RI and Cape Cod. We just blamed it on NJ :)

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Strong smell of smoke through out south Jersey today, Several fire dispatches in Cumberland,Salem and Cape May alarming out for the smell of smoke. Dispatchers say it's coming from a wildfire in Virginia.
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Don't know about VA, but NC has a 41,000+ acre wildlands fire going in the swamps of eastern NC, and it's creating a real problem smokewise in the adjoining states. I'm 200 miles west, visibility is 3 miles, and the air smells like somebody peed in the barbecue grill.
 
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National Weather Service, Mount Holly, NJ 4:30 am
SMOKE IS POSSIBLE FROM WILDFIRES TO THE SOUTH...

A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND TODAY MAY BRING SOME SMOKE UP OVER PARTS
OF NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE
SMOKE IS FROM WILDFIRES THAT HAVE BEEN BURNING IN EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
 
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The reason the smoke smelled funny was the fire was burning in a marshy area. Apparently there was a lot of pete moss burning which smells like an electrical fire. FYI
 
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly Nj
354 Am Edt Sun Jun 22 2008

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New Castle-kent De-inland Sussex-delaware Beaches-cecil-kent Md-
Queen Anne`s-talbot-caroline-salem-gloucester-camden-
Northwestern Burlington-ocean-cumberland-atlantic-cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-coastal Atlantic-coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-
Including The Cities Of...wilmington...dover...georgetown...
Rehoboth Beach...elkton...chestertown...centreville...easton...
Denton...pennsville...glassboro...camden...cherry Hill...
Moorestown...mount Holly...jackson...millville...hammonton...
Cape May Court House...ocean City...atlantic City...
Long Beach Island...wharton State Forest
354 Am Edt Sun Jun 22 2008

...smoke From Fires In Southeast Virginia And Eastern North Carolina
Will Affect Portions Of Northeast Maryland, Delaware, And Southern
New Jersey...

Southerly Winds Will Bring Smoke From The Fires Well To Our South
In Southeastern Virginia And Eastern North Carolina Into Our Area
Through This Morning. An Odor Of Smoke Will Be The Primary
Impact, Although Visibilities Could Be Slightly Reduced In Some
Locations.
 
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