Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:30AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Morris County in northern New Jersey... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Northwestern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 1230 AM EDT.
* At 1123 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hope to Fricks, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Trenton, New Brunswick, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset, Bridgewater, Ewing, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Middlesex, Princeton, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Bound Brook, Manville, Kinnelon, Hackettstown and Chatham. This includes the following highways... Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 10 and 54. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 68 and 75. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 8 and 43. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 25 and 47.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SOMERSET, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage. This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.
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