Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... East central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 640 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Flatbrookville to Hope to Belvidere, moving east at 45 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... Morristown, Port Jervis, Newton, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Hackettstown, Chatham, Boonton, Butler, Wharton, Washington, Rockaway, Blairstown, Morris Plains and Bangor. This includes the following highways... Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 22 and 54. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 32 and 43. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 1 and 47.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... NORTHAMPTON, 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. 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