Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northwestern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Western Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 1030 PM EDT.
* At 935 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Old Orchard to Souderton to near Lionville-Marchwood to near Oxford, moving east at 45 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... Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Easton, West Chester, Bethlehem, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Ewing, Norristown, Dover, Phoenixville, Lansdale, West Norriton, Forks, East Norriton, Coatesville, Yeadon, Westtown and Quakertown. This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 309 and 354. Northeast Extension between mile markers 21 and 39. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 2 and 14, and between mile markers 21 and 28. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 349. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 68 and 76. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 32. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 71 and 76. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 19 and 24. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 19.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... CHESTER, PA ... DELAWARE, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with some of these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Address/Location
Town of Boonton Police
100 Washington St
Boonton, NJ 07005
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-402-9371
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BOONTONPD 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