NWS Mount Holly NJTO.W 0033August 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Salem, NJ
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a tornado warning for Salem in New Jersey, which was in force until 2:30 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 33rd tornado warning the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026. New Jersey had 4 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 2 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New Jersey's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mount Holly NJ
- Area
- Salem
- State
- New Jersey
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:57 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 2:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPHI TO.W 0033
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
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.
What the agency told people 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.