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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:01PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 21:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Mount Holly NJ · Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 22:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 22:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 601 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Long Valley, or 15 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, Morris Plains, Mendham, High Bridge, Clinton, Peapack And Gladstone, Chester, Victory Gardens, Lebanon, Califon, Far Hills, Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil, Long Valley, Annandale, Basking Ridge, and Bernardsville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 19 and 21. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 25 and 36.

Instructions in this archived message

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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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:44PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:01PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 21:44 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 21:44 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 21:44 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC

    Reported area
    Before

    Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Warren, NJ

    After

    Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Warren, NJ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Hunterdon, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    At 544 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pleasant Valley, or 9 miles east of Easton, moving east at 45 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, Washington, Morris Plains, Mendham, High Bridge, Clinton, Harmony, Peapack And Gladstone, Oxford, Glen Gardner, Chester, Victory Gardens, Hampton, Lebanon, Califon, Far Hills, Bloomsbury, Brass Castle, and Long Valley. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and 24. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and 36.

    After

    At 601 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Long Valley, or 15 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, Morris Plains, Mendham, High Bridge, Clinton, Peapack And Gladstone, Chester, Victory Gardens, Lebanon, Califon, Far Hills, Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil, Long Valley, Annandale, Basking Ridge, and Bernardsville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 19 and 21. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 25 and 36.

    Official instructions
    Before

    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

    After

    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.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a567d4fd369b9d48d3d0c1d70edb9ef4daaf0dd7.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.836b5168003c9d09fed14914131db503a991bcbd.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 21:47 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:44PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 21:44 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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