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Somerset County Public Safety
Tuesday August 6th, 2024 :: 04:33 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 432 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cloverhill, or 9 miles southwest of Somerville, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, North Brunswick, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Flemington, Millstone, Skillman, Flagtown, Belle Mead, Martinsville, North Brunswick Township, Kendall Park, Cloverhill, Society Hill, and South Plainfield. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike near exit 10. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 38 and 42. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 5 and 19.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to 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.

Address/Location
Somerset County Public Safety
20 Grove St
Somerville, NJ 08876

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-231-7140

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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