Tornado Warning for Salem, NJ
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Salem
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Extreme
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
TORPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Salem County in southern New Jersey... * Until 230 PM EDT. * At 157 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Woodstown, or 10 miles southeast of Wilmington, moving east at 15 mph....
What the bulletin says to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Full official description
Bulletin details
TORPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Salem County in southern New Jersey... * Until 230 PM EDT. * At 157 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Woodstown, or 10 miles southeast of Wilmington, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown, and Alloway.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Tornado Warning issued August 27 at 1:57PM EDT until August 27 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected