New Jersey – The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch is in effect for central and south New Jersey.
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NEWARK, N.J. – Heavy rain and high winds were forecast for parts of New Jersey on Thursday, and the southwest portion of the state was under a tornado watch until 6 p.m.
The National Weather Service said conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in Mercer, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.
Forecasters said tornadoes, wind gusts to 80 mph, hail and lightning are possible.
The National Weather Service says tornadoes, wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour, rain, hail and lighting are possible in the watch area.
Forecasters were predicting 1 to 2 inches of rain through the night. Many areas are still saturated from rain over the past week, and flooding was possible. A flood watch also was in effect for most of the state because the ground is saturated from previous storms.
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…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT…FAIRFIELD. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…BERGEN…
ESSEX…HUDSON…PASSAIC AND UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…ALL OF
NEW YORK CITY…ORANGE…PUTNAM…ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER.
* FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT…ACCOMPANIED
BY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS WILL BE A QUICK SHOT OF HEAVY RAIN…WITH
THE BULK OF THE RAIN FALLING IN A PERIOD OF 6 HOURS OR LESS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
OF UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS…COMBINED WITH A NEARLY SATURATED GROUND
FROM THE RAINFALL OVER THE LAST WEEK…WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE RAPID
RISE OF SMALL RIVERS…STREAMS AND CREEKS…RESULTING IN LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION…FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN POOR DRAINAGE
AND LOW-LYING URBAN AREAS…ESPECIALLY WHERE STORM DRAINS ARE
CLOGGED FROM LEAVES.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS.
RAIN WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH A STEADY RAIN BEGINNING AFTER 1500 HOURS. RAINFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING BETWEEN 1800 TO 2300 HOURS THIS EVENING.