Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... West central Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... East central Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 637 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Doylestown to Plymouth Meeting to near West Chester, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, West Chester, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Ewing, Norristown, Chester, Willingboro, Deptford, Voorhees, Medford, West Deptford, Glassboro, Lindenwold and Lansdale. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 2 and 8A. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 317 and 359. Northeast Extension between mile markers 21 and 30. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 1 and 40. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 351. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 13 and 76. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4. Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 19. Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 41 and 44.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... CHESTER, PA ... DELAWARE, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern, central, northern and northwestern New Jersey...and southeastern Pennsylvania. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern, central, northern and northwestern New Jersey...and southeastern Pennsylvania.
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