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Somerset County Public Safety
Monday July 22nd, 2019 :: 05:19 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... East central Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 517 PM EDT, several severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Washington to near Bally, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. Numerous reports of wind damage have been received from Lehigh and Warren Counties with these storms. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Allentown, Easton, Morristown, Bethlehem, Dover, Forks, Emmaus, Hackettstown, Quakertown, Perkasie, Byram, Wilson, Bedminster, Washington, Hellertown, Morris Plains, Mendham, Flemington, Mountain Lakes and Tinicum.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... BERKS, PA ... LEHIGH, PA ... MORRIS, NJ ... NORTHAMPTON, PA ... BUCKS, PA ... HUNTERDON, 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 these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Somerset County Public Safety
20 Grove St
Somerville, NJ 08876

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-231-7140

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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