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Somerset County Public Safety
Sunday August 18th, 2019 :: 05:34 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Morris County in northern New Jersey... East central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... North central Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 532 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bridgewater, or over Somerville, moving east at 10 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... Somerville, Bridgewater, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Mendham, Peapack And Gladstone, Far Hills, Martinsville, Millington, Society Hill, Basking Ridge, South Plainfield, North Plainfield, Bernardsville, Dunellen, Raritan, Watchung and South Bound Brook. This includes the following highways... Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 5 and 33. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 25 and 42.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MORRIS, 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 this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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

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