New Jersey Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 12:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 3:40PM EDT until July 18 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 12:40pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description: 
At 339 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Imlaystown, or 12 miles east of Trenton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Manalapan, Hightstown, Allentown, Roosevelt, Adelphia, Clarksburg, Vista Center, Edinburg, Windsor, East Freehold, Twin Rivers, Six Flags Theme Park, Imlaystown, Cream Ridge, Freewood Acres, Jacksons Mills, West Freehold, and Freehold. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 8A. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and 28.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern, central and northern New Jersey. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Ocean, NJ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ