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Town of Boonton Police
Friday September 8th, 2023 :: 03:37 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 336 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Florham Park, or near Morristown, moving northeast at 15 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... Morristown, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Chatham, Boonton, Butler, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Parsippany, Pequannock Township and Hanover Township. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 42 and 48. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 34 and 54.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MORRIS, 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 this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Town of Boonton Police
100 Washington St
Boonton, NJ 07005

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-402-9371

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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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