Severe Thunderstorm Warning
he National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * he National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey...Southwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...Northern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...East central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 441 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Blairstown, or 12 miles southwest of Newton, moving southeast at 10 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...Dover, Hopatcong, Hackettstown, Wharton, Blairstown, Mount Arlington, Stanhope, Netcong, Hope, Chester, Delaware Water Gap, Andover, Greendell, Millbrook, Long Valley, Great Meadows-Vienna, Allamuchy-Panther Valley, Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil and Columbia. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.for...Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey...Southwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...Northern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...East central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 441 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Blairstown, or 12 miles southwest of Newton, moving southeast at 10 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...Dover, Hopatcong, Hackettstown, Wharton, Blairstown, Mount Arlington, Stanhope, Netcong, Hope, Chester, Delaware Water Gap, Andover, Greendell, Millbrook, Long Valley, Great Meadows-Vienna, Allamuchy-Panther Valley, Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil and Columbia. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WEATHER 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:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning