Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 11:38PM EDT until March 17 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 8:38pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
At 1138 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near White House Station to Florence, moving northeast
at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 11:33 PM, Trenton Mercer Airport gusted
to 58 MPH.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Trenton, New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge,
East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North
Brunswick, Ewing, Middlesex, Princeton, Bound Brook, Manville,
Jamesburg, Hightstown, Mendham, and Cranbury.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov