Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:03PM EDT until August 7 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 3:03pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 602 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Newark to Perth Amboy to Manalapan to near Crosswicks,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
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,
Edison, Lakewood, Middletown, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, East
Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan,
Carteret, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, and Red Bank.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 12.
Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 5 and 34.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4.
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.
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:
Burlington, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Ocean, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov