Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... East central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 701 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ogdensburg to near Beatyestown, moving east at 35 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... Morristown, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Hackettstown, Chatham, Boonton, Butler, Wharton, Washington, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Mendham and Mountain Lakes. This includes Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 22 and 54.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SUSSEX, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ
Instructions:
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 these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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