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West Milford Office of Emergency Management
Saturday April 22nd, 2023 :: 08:27 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:15PM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Orange County in southeastern New York...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 826 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Milford, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Middletown, West Milford, Ringwood, Warwick, Goshen, Howells, Bloomingdale, Chester, Montgomery, Greenwood Lake, Florida, Upper Greenwood Lake, Scotchtown, Mechanicstown and Washingtonville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PASSAIC, NJ ... ORANGE, NY

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
West Milford Office of Emergency Management
1480 Union Valley Rd
West Milford, NJ 07480

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-728-2840

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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

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