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NJ Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Wind gusts as strong as 60 mph could cause damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for parts of New Jersey.

Wind gusts as strong as 60 mph could cause damage to roofs, siding, trees and power lines.

By 9 p.m., strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Perth Amboy to near Trenton. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Winds up to 35 mph were possible with these storms.

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Locations impacted include...Toms River, Trenton, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Sandy
Hook, Lakewood, Middletown, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, East Brunswick, Sayreville, Marlboro, Manalapan, Ewing, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Red Bank and Keansburg.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Here were the areas initially impacted:
  • Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  • Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  • Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  • Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  • Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  • East central Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  • North central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  • Southeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

The warning was in effect until 8:30 p.m.

Severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ogdensburg in New Jersey to near Allentown in Pennsylvania, moving east at 40 mph.

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