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Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
Thursday April 9th, 2020 :: 01:25 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 123 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bridgewater to Pennington to Langhorne, moving east at 70 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... Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Somerville, Sandy Hook, Somerset, Edison, Middletown, Old Bridge, Howell, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan and Ewing. People attending Covid-19 Drive through testing should seek safe shelter immediately! This includes the following highways... Garden State Parkway between mile markers 100 and 134. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 30. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 60 and 76. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and 42. New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8A and 13.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... MERCER, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ

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
Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
3 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-0222

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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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