Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Central Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... North central Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Millington, or 7 miles south of Morristown, moving northeast at 25 mph. Additional thunderstorms are along a line west of Millington and areas of damaging downburst winds can occur. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Morristown, Somerville, Bridgewater, Dover, Madison, Middlesex, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Bound Brook, Chatham, Boonton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mendham, Flemington, Mountain Lakes, High Bridge, Riverdale, and Clinton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 8 and 42. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 38 and 48. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 14 and 53.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ
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.
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