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Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
Friday September 8th, 2023 :: 02:30 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 230 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near West Freehold to Freewood Acres to near Browns Mills, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Toms River, Lakewood, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, Marlboro, Manalapan, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Red Bank, Jamesburg, Lakehurst, Farmingdale, Roosevelt, East Freehold, Six Flags Theme Park, West Freehold, Cassville, Adelphia and Clarksburg. This includes the following highways... Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 14 and 34. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 97 and 111.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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