Tornado Warning until 06:45PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Southern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Western Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... East central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 606 PM EDT, a large and extremely dangerous tornado was located over Washington Crossing, or 9 miles northwest of Trenton, moving southeast at 25 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Trenton, Ewing, Princeton, Hightstown, Bordentown, Cranbury, Pennington, New Hope, Yardley, Hopewell, Allentown, Washington Crossing, Princeton Meadows, Windsor, Plainsboro Center, Woodside, Edinburg, Crosswicks, White Horse and Twin Rivers. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 8A. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 10. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 57 and 76.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... BUCKS, PA
Instructions:
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is developing. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Upper Freehold Township
314 Rte 539
Upper Freehold, NJ 08514
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-758-7738
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP UFTNJ followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
- Tornado Warning