Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 205 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newton, moving east at 20 mph. 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... Newton, Hopatcong, Kinnelon, Butler, Franklin, Riverdale, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Andover, Lake Mohawk, Pequannock Township, Lake Telemark, Green Pond, and Highland Lake. This includes Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 51 and 54.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MORRIS, NJ ... SUSSEX, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Borough of Hopatcong
111 River Styx Rd
Hopatcong, NJ 07843
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-770-1200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP HOPATCONG followed by your message, to 888777
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