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Somerset County Public Safety
Wednesday May 20th, 2026 :: 05:53 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... South central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... North central Burlington County in southern New Jersey... South central Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... East central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Washington Crossing, or 7 miles northwest of Trenton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Philadelphia, Trenton, Old Bridge, Bensalem, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Manalapan, Ewing, Princeton, Florence, Burlington, Bristol, Hatboro, Jamesburg, Hightstown, Bordentown, Cranbury, Pennington, New Hope, and Yardley.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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