Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 515 PM EST.

* At 420 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cream Ridge, or 15 miles southeast of Trenton, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Lakewood, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, Marlboro, Manalapan, Tinton Falls, Matawan, Hightstown, Cranbury, Allentown, Farmingdale, Roosevelt, Windsor, Allenwood, East Freehold, Six Flags Theme Park, Robertsville, Jacksons Mills, and West Freehold. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 8A. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 4 and 34. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 95 and 101.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for southern, central and northern New Jersey. 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. In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.