Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM
SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 220 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ogdensburg, or 9 miles east of Newton, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... West Milford around 235 PM EDT. Bloomingdale around 240 PM EDT. Ringwood around 250 PM EDT.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Upton NY. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 also occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
West Milford Office of Emergency Management
1480 Union Valley Rd
West Milford, NJ 07480
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-728-2840
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