Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Monday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... East central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 1000 PM EST.
* At 853 PM EST, severe showers and embedded thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kinnelon to near Bridgewater to near East Norriton, moving east at 60 mph. This line has a history of producing areas of wind damage. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Morristown, Asbury Park, Somerville, Sandy Hook, Somerset, Edison, Middletown, Old Bridge, Howell, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Marlboro and Manalapan. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 13. Northeast Extension between mile markers 26 and 28. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 26 and 42. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 35 and 47. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 9. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 61 and 76. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 54. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 99 and 134.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing areas of wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. This line of heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms may contain little or no lightning. Do not wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.
Address/Location
Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
3 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-0222
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MONROEOEM followed by your message, to 888777
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