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Township of Moorestown Police Department
Saturday September 9th, 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... Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey... North central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... West central Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... East central Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 334 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Magnolia, or near Gloucester City, moving northwest 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... Philadelphia, Camden, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Deptford, Voorhees, West Deptford, Lindenwold, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury, Berlin, Palmyra, Folcroft, Paulsboro, Magnolia, Westville, Woodbury Heights, National Park and East Lansdowne. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike near exit 3. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 12 and 31. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 340 and 351. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 21 and 37. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4. Atlantic City Expressway between mile markers 43 and 44.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... DELAWARE, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA

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
Township of Moorestown Police Department
1245 N Church St
Moorestown, NJ 08057

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 856-234-8300

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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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