Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 17 at 12:18AM EDT until March 17 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 9:18pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
At 1217 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Matawan to near Beach Haven West, moving east at
55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 12:14 AM EDT, Barnegat gusted to 60
MPH.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook, Lakewood,
Middletown, Barnegat, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Beachwood, Manasquan,
Highlands, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights, Farmingdale,
Mantoloking, Allenwood, Elberon, Navesink, and Brick Township.
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:
Monmouth, NJ; Ocean, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov