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Township of Washington
Sunday August 18th, 2024 :: 05:55 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

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... Southeastern Orange County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 554 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Vernon Valley to near Lake Telemark, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Wayne, West Milford, Monsey, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Monroe, Warwick, Sloatsburg, Bloomingdale, Chester, Greenwood Lake, Florida, and Harriman.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... ORANGE, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY

Instructions:

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Upton NY. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. 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.

Address/Location
Township of Washington
350 Hudson Ave
Township of Washington, NJ 07676

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-664-4404

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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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