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Raritan Township Office of Emergency Management
Friday September 8th, 2023 :: 04:51 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey... South central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... Southeastern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 450 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Califon, or 15 miles northwest of Somerville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Morristown, Bridgewater, Dover, Hopatcong, Hackettstown, Wharton, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mendham, Flemington, High Bridge, Stanhope, Netcong, Clinton, Peapack And Gladstone, Glen Gardner, Chester, Victory Gardens, Hampton and Lebanon. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 11 and 33. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 18 and 32. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 20 and 39.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Raritan Township Office of Emergency Management
1 Municipal Dr
Flemington, NJ 08822

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-806-7991

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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