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New Brunswick Police Department
Saturday August 8th, 2026 :: 03:23 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM

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

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

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Brunswick, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Matawan, Jamesburg, Colonia, Brownville, North Brunswick Township, Society Hill, Woodbridge, South Plainfield, South River, Highland Park, and Metuchen. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 13. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 11. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 118 and 134.

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

Address/Location
New Brunswick Police Department
25 Kirkpatrick St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-745-5200

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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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