Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey...Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 805 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oxford, or 14 miles northeast of Easton, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include...Hackettstown, Washington, Belvidere, Oxford, Glen Gardner, Chester, Hampton, Califon, Great Meadows-Vienna, Brass Castle, Pleasant Valley, Long Valley, Budd Lake, Beatyestown, Allamuchy-Panther Valley and Beattyestown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.
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
Sgt. Darren Tynan
[email protected]
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