Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Morris County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... East central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 726 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stanhope, or 10 miles south of Newton, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Morristown, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Hackettstown, Chatham, Boonton, Butler, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Mendham, Mountain Lakes, and Stanhope. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 30 and 42. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 16 and 49. Interstate 287 in New Jersey near mile marker 15, and between mile markers 20 and 54.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... SUSSEX, NJ ... WARREN, NJ
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ. 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