Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Morris County in northern New Jersey... North central Mercer County in central New Jersey... Central Somerset County in northern New Jersey... North central Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Tottenville to near Rocky Hill, moving northeast at 20 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... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Middlesex, Princeton, Bound Brook, Manville, Keansburg, Matawan, Rocky Hill, Millstone and Brownville. This includes the following highways... Garden State Parkway between mile markers 118 and 133. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 19.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... MERCER, 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