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Somerset County Public Safety
Wednesday August 21st, 2019 :: 04:37 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 436 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over White House Station, or 9 miles northwest of Somerville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Perth Amboy, Somerville, Edison, Bridgewater, Carteret, Madison, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Chatham, Peapack And Gladstone, Lebanon, Califon, Far Hills, Colonia, Martinsville, Millington, White House Station, Society Hill and Basking Ridge. This includes the following highways... Garden State Parkway between mile markers 128 and 134. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 31. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 18 and 42. New Jersey Turnpike between exits 11 and 13.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MORRIS, 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 this storm. 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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