Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 815 PM EDT
* At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Shamong, or 24 miles east of Gloucester City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated and public reported. Between 630 and 700 PM, numerous trees down were reported in northern Camden County. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Barnegat, Tabernacle, Shamong, Tuckerton, Surf City, Wharton State Forest, Atsion, Brookville, Warren Grove, Bass River State Forest, Chatsworth, Penn State Forest, Beach Haven West, Ocean Acres and Manahawkin. HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON ... OCEAN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to hail and damaging winds...frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember...if you can hear thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to poor drainage flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Harvey Cedars Police Department
7606 Long Beach Blvd
Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-494-6509
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP HCPOLICE followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning