Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 3:53PM EDT until August 8 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 12:53pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 353 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Colonia, or
over Perth Amboy, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Perth Amboy, Old Bridge, Sayreville, Carteret, Matawan, Colonia,
Brownville, Woodbridge, Metuchen, Keyport, Madison Park, Iselin,
Sewaren, Port Reading, North Middletown, Fords, Avenel, Laurence
Harbor, and Strathmore.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 11 and 13.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 1.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 118 and 134.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.
Area Description:
Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov