New Jersey Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 14:02

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 5:02PM EDT until July 21 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 2:02pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
At 502 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Brunswick Township, or near New Brunswick, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerset, Edison, Middletown, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Holmdel, Keansburg, Matawan, Jamesburg, Rocky Hill, Millstone, Colonia, Brownville, and Kingston. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 13. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 11. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 110 and 134.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central and northern New Jersey. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ