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Somerset County Public Safety
Tuesday August 6th, 2024 :: 04:37 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... South central Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... East central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 436 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lawrenceville, or near Trenton, moving east at 10 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... Trenton, South Brunswick, Ewing, Princeton, Hightstown, Cranbury, Pennington, New Hope, Yardley, Hopewell, Rocky Hill, Washington Crossing, Princeton Meadows, Windsor, Kingston, Dayton, Plainsboro Center, Woodside, Edinburg, and Kendall Park. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike near exit 8A. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 64 and 76.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... BUCKS, PA

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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