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Burlington City NJ Office of Emergency Management
Wednesday July 17th, 2024 :: 09:11 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Wednesday

SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 909 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Trenton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Trenton, Jackson, East Brunswick, Manalapan, Ewing, Princeton, Florence, Burlington, Bristol, Jamesburg, Hightstown, Bordentown, Cranbury, Beverly, Yardley, Tullytown, Allentown, Langhorne, Roosevelt, and Florence-Roebling. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 6 and 9. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 355 and 359. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 37 and 40. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 21. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 49 and 76.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ ... BUCKS, 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
Burlington City NJ Office of Emergency Management
525 High St
Burlington, NJ 08016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-386-0200

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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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