Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Morris County in northern New Jersey... Eastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... South central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Boonton to Green Lane, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. Widespread wind damage has occurred with these storms. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Ewing, Carteret, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Middlesex and Princeton.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... SUSSEX, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... 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
Edison Township, NJ
100 Municipal Blvd
Edison, NJ 08817
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-287-0900
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