Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:56PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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At 556 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Califon, or 17 miles northwest of Somerville, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Morristown, Hackettstown, Morris Plains, Mendham, High Bridge, Clinton, Peapack And Gladstone, Glen Gardner, Chester, Victory Gardens, Hampton, Lebanon, Califon, Far Hills, Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil, Long Valley, Annandale, Basking Ridge, and Beatyestown. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 14, and between mile markers 19 and 24. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and 36. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.
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- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NJ, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Warren, NJ
- event
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T17:56:00-04:00
- states
- ["NJ"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-16T17:56:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f28d583feb51a6d304216580839cfab217be37a.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1cd32d4d7e6813eded8a789dbdaff1f5ecb41ae0.001.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a567d4fd369b9d48d3d0c1d70edb9ef4daaf0dd7.002.1"]
- instruction
- For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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