Full Notification

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

* Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... Northern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... East central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 149 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Columbia, or 17 miles southwest of Newton, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include... Newton, East Stroudsburg, Blairstown, Belvidere, Oxford, Hope, Andover, Flatbrookville, Allamuchy-Panther Valley, Lake Mohawk, Werry Lake, Greendell, Millbrook, Delaware Water Gap, Five Points, Columbia, Echo Lake, Great Meadows-Vienna, Stroudsburg, and Portland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 312 and 314. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 20.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SUSSEX, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... MONROE, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA

Instructions:

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.