Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:43PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 16, 2026 - 2:43pm
Expires:
October 16, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 543 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ferndale, or 9
miles south of Easton, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Somerville, Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Manville, Flemington, Clinton,
Ferndale, Frenchtown, Lebanon, Milford, Riegelsville, Millstone,
Flagtown, Revere, Ottsville, Springtown, Cloverhill, Erwinna,
Martinsville, and White House Station.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 16 and 17, and
between mile markers 26 and 36.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 22.
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.
Area Description:
Hunterdon, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Bucks, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov