Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:40PM EDT until August 7 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 2:40pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
SVRPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
North central Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 539 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Union to near New Brunswick to near Hightstown to
near Florence, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. This line of storms has had a history
of producing wind damage.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook,
Somerset, Edison, Lakewood, Middletown, Old Bridge, Jackson,
Howell, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North
Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan, Carteret, and Tinton Falls.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 7 and 12.
Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 1 and 34.
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 55 and 59.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 7.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 91 and 133.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
In addition to damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is
occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Burlington, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Ocean, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov