Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brodheadsville, or 14 miles south of Mount Pocono, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include...Hackettstown, Washington, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Belvidere, Harmony, Oxford, Belfast, East Bangor, Brass Castle, Stormville, Brodheadsville, Kunkletown, Gilbert, Rossland, Kresgeville, Pleasant Valley, Saylorsburg and McMichael. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwestern New Jersey...and eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Instructions:
MONITOR FORECASTS
Address/Location
Hackettstown Police Department
215 Stiger St
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-852-3302
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP HACKPD followed by your message, to 888777
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