New Jersey Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/20/2026 15:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 6:58PM EDT until May 20 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 3:58pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Ocean County in southern New Jersey... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 658 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bamber Lake, or 10 miles south of Toms River, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Toms River, Barnegat, Beachwood, Seaside Heights, Bamber Lake, Dover Beaches North, Brookville, Holiday City South, Warren Grove, Dover Beaches South, Holiday City-Berkeley, South Toms River, Island Heights, Silver Ridge, Gilford Park, Holiday Heights, Waretown, Ocean Acres, and Crestwood Village.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Ocean, NJ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov