Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crosswicks, or 10 miles southeast of Trenton, and is nearly stationary. 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... Bordentown, Allentown, Wrightstown, Edinburg, Crosswicks, Windsor, Six Flags Theme Park, Imlaystown, Cream Ridge, Jobstown, Columbus, Jacksonville, Georgetown, Mercerville-Hamilton Square, White Horse, Browns Mills, Fieldsboro, New Egypt, Yardville-Groveville and Fort Dix. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 7 and 8. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 2 and 17. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 51 and 58.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MERCER, 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 this storm. Move indoors immediately. 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
Upper Freehold Township
314 Rte 539
Upper Freehold, NJ 08514
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-758-7738
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP UFTNJ 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