599  
WWUS51 KPHI 170402  
SVSPHI  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
1202 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
NJC025-029-170415-  
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260317T0415Z/  
OCEAN NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-  
1202 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR NORTH  
CENTRAL OCEAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1202 AM EDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED OVER  
CASSVILLE, OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOMS RIVER, MOVING EAST AT 50  
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...  
TOMS RIVER, LAKEWOOD, JACKSON, CASSVILLE, VISTA CENTER, FREEWOOD  
ACRES, JACKSONS MILLS, CEDAR GLEN WEST, AND LEISURE VILLAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4004 7442 4012 7444 4022 7425 4005 7417  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 254DEG 43KT 4010 7439  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 
 
 
STAARMANN  
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