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Somerset County Public Safety
Saturday June 17th, 2023 :: 03:41 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 339 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hampton, or 11 miles east of Easton, moving southeast at 30 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... Somerville, Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Manville, Washington, Flemington, High Bridge, Clinton, Harmony, Oxford, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon, Califon, Bloomsbury, Brass Castle, Flagtown, Pleasant Valley, Sergeantsville and Roxburg. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 5 and 28. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 18.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Somerset County Public Safety
20 Grove St
Somerville, NJ 08876

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-231-7140

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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