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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:02PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 22:02 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; 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 22:02 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 22:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lebanon, or 12 miles west 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... Bridgewater, Clinton, Lebanon, Martinsville, and White House Station. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey near mile marker 16, and between mile markers 26 and 36. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 18 and 22.

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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16 October 2026 at 22:02 UTC
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Title
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:43PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 6:02PM EDT until October 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Source updated
Before
16 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 22:02 UTC
Effective from
Before
16 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 22:02 UTC
Forecast onset
Before
16 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 22:02 UTC
Reported area
Before
Hunterdon, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Bucks, PA
After
Hunterdon, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Source summary
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Hunterdon, NJ; Somerset, ~~NJ; Bucks, PA.~~ Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Hunterdon, NJ; Somerset, NJ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
Official description
Before
At 543 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ferndale, or 9 miles south of Easton, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Somerville, Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Manville, Flemington, Clinton, Ferndale, Frenchtown, Lebanon, Milford, Riegelsville, Millstone, Flagtown, Revere, Ottsville, Springtown, Cloverhill, Erwinna, Martinsville, and White House Station. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 16 and 17, and between mile markers 26 and 36. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 22.
After
At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lebanon, or 12 miles west 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... Bridgewater, Clinton, Lebanon, Martinsville, and White House Station. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey near mile marker 16, and between mile markers 26 and 36. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 18 and 22.
Official instructions
Before
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a27c7a4dffd8cc2a2fdbbc81277413b95903f75.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba017663f26243e7907987a81d7267f7b3144989.001.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 22:02 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 5:43PM 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 21:43 UTC

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