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Cranford Police Department
Wednesday June 26th, 2024 :: 07:46 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM Wednesday

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... South central Orange County in southeastern New York... Richmond County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 743 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Branchville to near Long Valley to near Skillman, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Plainfield and West Milford around 805 PM EDT. Summit and Millburn around 810 PM EDT. Wayne and Ringwood around 815 PM EDT. Linden and Orange around 820 PM EDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... ORANGE, NY ... RICHMOND, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. 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
Cranford Police Department
8 Springfield Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-272-2222

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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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