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Garwood Police Department
Thursday July 31st, 2025 :: 01:41 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 139 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millington, or near Plainfield, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Plainfield, Bloomfield, Linden, Orange, Summit, Millburn, Clark, Union, East Orange, Irvington, West Orange, Montclair, Westfield, Livingston, and Rahway.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ESSEX, NJ ... UNION, NJ

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows.

Address/Location
Garwood Police Department
403 South Ave
Garwood, NJ 07027

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-789-1500

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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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