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Cranford Police Department
Sunday August 23rd, 2026 :: 05:53 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15AM

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Richmond County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York...

* Until 615 AM EDT.

* At 551 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Huguenot to Oakwood, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Elizabeth, Flatbush, Bayonne, Todt Hill, Huguenot, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Bay Ridge, Port Richmond, Tottenville, Tompkinsville, Bensonhurst, Oakwood, Annadale, New Dorp, and Grasmere.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUDSON, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... KINGS, NY ... RICHMOND, NY

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Cranford Police Department
8 Springfield Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-272-2222

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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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