Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Morris County in northern New Jersey... South central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... East central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... North central Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 745 AM EDT.

* At 655 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Beatyestown to Peapack And Gladstone to Martinsville, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Morristown, Somerville, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Middlesex, Florham Park, East Hanover, Bound Brook, Manville, Hackettstown, Chatham, Boonton, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mendham, Mountain Lakes and Stanhope. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 31 and 42. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 21 and 48. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 16, and between mile markers 20 and 49.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... SUSSEX, NJ ... WARREN, NJ

Instructions:

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