Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Atlantic County in southern New Jersey... Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Camden County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 711 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sayreville to Georgetown to near Mullica Hill, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Toms River, Camden, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Gloucester City, Sandy Hook, Somerset, Edison, Lakewood, Cherry Hill, Middletown, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, East Brunswick, Evesham, South Brunswick and Sayreville. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 2 and 13. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 2. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 2 and 34. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 16 and 58. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 5. Interstate 676 in New Jersey near mile marker 0. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 42 and 134. Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 10 and 44.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC, NJ ... BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ ... PHILADELPHIA, PA
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern, central and northern 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 and northern 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