Severe Thunderstorm Warning New Jersey, Pennsylvania | Effective 03/16/2026 20:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 11:16PM EDT until March 17 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 8:16pm
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... West central Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Eastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 1215 AM EDT. * At 1116 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lumberville to near South Philadelphia, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Philadelphia, Trenton, New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, Bensalem, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Ewing, Middlesex, Princeton, Bound Brook, Manville, Burlington, and Bristol.
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: 
Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Bucks, PA; Philadelphia, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov