New Jersey Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 16:05

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 7:05PM EDT until July 4 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:05pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 705 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Greendell, or near Newton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Newton, Montague, Dover, Hopatcong, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler, Wharton, Rockaway, Blairstown, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Mountain Lakes, Stanhope, Riverdale, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Sussex, and Branchville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 32 and 40, and between mile markers 46 and 48. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 43 and 54.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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.
Area Description: 
Morris, NJ; Sussex, NJ; Warren, NJ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ