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Hunterdon County Dept. of Public Safety Office of Emergency Mgmt
Saturday September 22nd, 2012 :: 07:11 p.m. EDT

Alert

National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hunterdon County until 8pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
646 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EASTON...
EASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
WESTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWTON...
WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS TO
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM ALPINE MOUNTAIN TO SAYLORSBURG TO GLENDON...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES WEST OF NEWTON TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
EASTON TO EASTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
STORMVILLE...PEN ARGYL AND ALPHA AROUND 650 PM EDT...
BANGOR AND BLOOMSBURY AROUND 655 PM EDT...
HARMONY...EAST STROUDSBURG AND EAST BANGOR AROUND 700 PM EDT...
ROXBURG AROUND 705 PM EDT...
BRASS CASTLE AROUND 710 PM EDT...

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT
WAIT TO HEAR THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

Address/Location
Hunterdon County Dept. of Public Safety Office of Emergency Mgmt
201 Cherryville Rd
Flemington, NJ 08822

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-788-1196

Brayden Fahey
Emergency Management
[email protected]
908-806-5826

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
General emergency and public safety
Event:
Severe Weather Warning

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