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Harvey Cedars Police Department
Thursday July 16th, 2026 :: 05:24 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chatsworth, or 22 miles southwest of Toms River, moving southeast at 40 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... Barnegat, Tuckerton, Presidential Lakes Estates, Surf City, Presidential Lakes, Bamber Lake, Brookville, Bass River State Forest, Warren Grove, Chatsworth, Old Halfway, Penn State Forest, Beach Haven West, Mystic Island, Ocean Acres, Manahawkin, and Waretown. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 53 and 78.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm, and the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety, immediately move off the beach and seek shelter indoors. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Harvey Cedars Police Department
7606 Long Beach Blvd
Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-494-6509

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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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