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Somerset County Public Safety
Wednesday August 7th, 2019 :: 04:18 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... North central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 413 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pen Argyl to near Bloomsbury, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Easton, Forks, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Wilson, Washington, Blairstown, Bangor, Mendham, High Bridge, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Clinton, Belvidere, Harmony, Peapack And Gladstone, Oxford, Alpha, Hope and Glen Gardner. This includes Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 22 and 26.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... NORTHAMPTON, PA ... BUCKS, PA ... SUSSEX, NJ ... MONROE, 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.

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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