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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:32 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR MORRIS...SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX...NORTH CENTRAL MERCER...CENTRAL SOMERSET...NORTH CENTRAL MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES... At 532 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Butler to Summit to near Society Hill to near Mercerville-Hamilton Square, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. This line of storms has a history of producing wind damage. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Dover, Madison, Middlesex, Princeton, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, and Bound Brook. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 12. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 42. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 34 and 47. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 18, and between mile markers 25 and 54. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 119 and 133. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 9:24 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
NJ . NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 9:18 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... South Central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 518 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Dover, Hopatcong, Wharton, Rockaway, Mount Arlington, Mendham, Stanhope, Netcong, Peapack And Gladstone, Chester, Victory Gardens and Lebanon. This includes the following highways... Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 22 and 27. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 20 and 30. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and 39. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:56 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Morris County in northern New Jersey... North Central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Newton, Hackettstown, Washington, Oxford, Hope, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Andover, Great Meadows-Vienna, Allamuchy-Panther Valley, Beatyestown and Greendell. This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 11 and 24. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:51 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX, NORTHWESTERN WARREN, NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES... At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses. Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Blairstown, Belvidere, Hope, Delaware Water Gap, Millbrook, Echo Lake, Werry Lake, Columbia, Flatbrookville, Five Points and Crandon Lakes. This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
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