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Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
Wednesday July 17th, 2019 :: 08:51 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 850 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over East Brunswick, or near New Brunswick, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Keansburg, Matawan, Jamesburg, Cranbury, Millstone and Brownville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to large 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 flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
3 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-0222

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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

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