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Township of Washington
Friday August 2nd, 2024 :: 06:12 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 608 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near East Hanover to Summit to Clark, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Elizabeth and Linden around 615 PM EDT. Newark and Bloomfield around 620 PM EDT. Passaic and Harrison around 625 PM EDT. Paterson and Lyndhurst around 630 PM EDT. Jersey City and Secaucus around 635 PM EDT. Hoboken and Hackensack around 640 PM EDT. Ridgefield around 645 PM EDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is also 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.

Address/Location
Township of Washington
350 Hudson Ave
Township of Washington, NJ 07676

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-664-4404

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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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