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Somerset County Public Safety
Wednesday August 7th, 2019 :: 01:54 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 152 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Peapack And Gladstone, or 10 miles southwest of Morristown, 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... Morristown, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover, Chatham, Boonton, Morris Plains, Mendham, Mountain Lakes, Peapack And Gladstone, Chester, Far Hills, Parsippany, Long Valley, Millington, Basking Ridge, Bernardsville and Hanover Township. This includes Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and 44.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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.

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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