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Somerset County Public Safety
Thursday April 9th, 2020 :: 01:01 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45PM

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... South central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northwestern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 100 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bloomsbury to near Fricks to Marshallton, moving east at 45 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... Philadelphia, Trenton, West Chester, Somerville, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Ewing, Norristown, Chester, Phoenixville, Lansdale, West Norriton, Middlesex, East Norriton, Princeton, Yeadon, Westtown, Bound Brook, Manville and Perkasie. People attending Covid-19 Drive through testing should seek safe shelter immediately! This includes the following highways... Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 8 and 27. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 68 and 76. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 7 and 43. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 6 and 10. Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 19. Pennsylvania Turnpike between exits 320 and 353. Northeast Extension between exits A20 and A31. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 347.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... PHILADELPHIA, PA ... SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... CHESTER, PA ... MORRIS, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... MERCER, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ ... DELAWARE, PA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ.

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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