Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1009 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millington, or near Summit, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Summit around 1020 PM EDT. Millburn and Clark around 1025 PM EDT. Union around 1030 PM EDT. Linden and Orange around 1035 PM EDT. Elizabeth and Bloomfield around 1040 PM EDT. Newark around 1045 PM EDT. Other locations that could be impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Fanwood, Mountainside, Rahway, Roselle Park, Livingston, Glen Ridge, Belleville, Irvington, Berkeley Heights and Hillside.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ESSEX, NJ ... UNION, NJ
Instructions:
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is also 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Cranford Police Department
8 Springfield Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-272-2222
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CRANFORDPD 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