Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 11:53PM EDT until March 17 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 8:53pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
At 1153 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Far Hills to near Mercerville-Hamilton Square, moving
northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East
Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Middlesex,
Bound Brook, Manville, Jamesburg, Hightstown, Cranbury, Millstone,
Martinsville, Yorketown, Twin Rivers, and Society Hill.
Instruction:
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.
This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not
wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.
Area Description:
Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov