Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:32PM EDT until August 7 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 2:32pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 532 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Butler to Summit to near Society Hill to near
Mercerville-Hamilton Square, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. This line of storms has a history of
producing wind damage.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset, Edison,
Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North
Brunswick, Carteret, Dover, Madison, Middlesex, Princeton, Florham
Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, and Bound Brook.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 12.
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 42.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 34 and 47.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 18, and
between mile markers 25 and 54.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 119 and 133.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Sussex, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov