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Somerset County Public Safety
Saturday July 18th, 2026 :: 06:30 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Mercer County in central New Jersey... Southeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 630 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lawrenceville, or 7 miles northeast of Trenton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Ewing, Carteret, Princeton, Keansburg, Matawan, Jamesburg, Hightstown, Cranbury, Pennington, and Hopewell. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 9 and 13. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 64 and 72. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 5. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 116 and 134.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central, northern and northwestern New Jersey. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central, northern and northwestern New Jersey.

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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