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Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
Friday June 16th, 2023 :: 12:42 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:30PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1241 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lawrenceville to Bordentown to near Lumberton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Trenton, Mount Laurel, Manalapan, Ewing, Willingboro, Lumberton, Florence, Burlington, Bristol, Mount Holly, Jamesburg, Hightstown, Bordentown, Cranbury, Yardley, Tullytown, Allentown, Roosevelt, Wrightstown and Florence-Roebling. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 4 and 9. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 357 and 359. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 23. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 38 and 76.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ ... BUCKS, PA

Instructions:

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.

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

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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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