Western Jersey Weather

In what will be a very active few hours for the entire western New Jersey area, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued and valid until 1 am.

The latest radar shows the heavy rains over Harrisburg, PA and heading this way.

The arrival in our area will be from 9 pm in eastern PA to 1 am in eastern sections of New Jersey

Besides heavy rains, there will be strong wind gusts which may cause power outages and other damages

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 691
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   755 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Delaware
     Eastern Maryland
     New Jersey
     Southeast New York
     Eastern Pennsylvania
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 755 PM
     until 100 AM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Fast-moving/accelerating bands of showers/thunderstorms
   will continue to move northeastward across the region this evening.
   Winds through a deep layer are very strong and, in spite of weak
   instability, will be conducive to strong/near-severe wind gusts
   capable of damage. A brief tornado cannot be entirely ruled out.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest
   of Newark NJ to 35 miles southwest of Dover DE. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
   favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
   Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
   weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
   warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.