This Wednesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be testing emergency alert systems that can send messages to phones, televisions and radios nationwide. The tests will be conducted on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, beginning at 2:18 p.m. EDT and had been postponed from their original date due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence. Cell phone users will receive a message with a header that reads “Presidential Alert” and text that says: THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed. The test will last about one minute. Users cannot opt out of receiving the emergency alerts. For more information about the test, please […]
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Newton NJ: via US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly www.weather.gov/phi/Severe Thunderstorm WarningSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 25 at 3:58PM EDT until August 25 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJSVRPHIThe National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...Central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...* Until 430 PM EDT.* At 358 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pellettown,or near Newton, moving southeast at 10 mph.HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines ispossible.* Locations impacted include...Newton, Hopatcong, Franklin, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Sussex,Branchville, Lake Mohawk, and Pellettown.For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abuilding.
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Newton NJ: via US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly www.weather.gov/phi/Flood WarningFlood Warning issued August 18 at 11:52PM EDT until August 19 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...A portion of northern New Jersey, including the followingcounties, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren.* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lyingand flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roadsremain closed due to flooding.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 1150 PM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain inflooded areas throughout portions of Morris County, mostnotably around the Boonton area, with more rain moving intothe warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen, and noadditional significant rainfall is expected.- Some locations that may experience flooding include...Morristown, Dover, Hopatcong, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon,Hackettstown, Boonton, Butler, Wharton, Washington, Rockawayand Morris Plains.- This includes the following highways...Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 40 and 52.Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 15 and 17.Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 47.- www.weather.gov/safety/floodTurn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Mostflood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night whenit is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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Newton NJ: via US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly www.weather.gov/phi/Severe Thunderstorm WarningSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 5:59PM EDT until August 18 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJSVRPHIThe National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...Western Morris County in northern New Jersey...South central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...* Until 645 PM EDT.* At 559 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Succasunna,or 10 miles west of Morristown, moving north at 25 mph.HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines ispossible.* Locations impacted include...Newton, Hopatcong, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Mendham, Stanhope,Netcong, Ogdensburg, Chester, Branchville, Andover, Lake Mohawk,Succasunna, Succasunna-Kenvil, Long Valley, Pellettown, Budd Lake,and Bernardsville.This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and32.For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abuilding.To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcementagency. They will send your report to the National Weather Serviceoffice in Mount Holly NJ.Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead toflash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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