...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN HUNTERDON...SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...CENTRAL LEHIGH...NORTH CENTRAL BUCKS AND SOUTHERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES... AT 328 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COFFEETOWN, OR NEAR ALLENTOWN, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALLENTOWN, EASTON, BETHLEHEM, FORKS, EMMAUS, NORTHAMPTON, WILSON, HELLERTOWN, NAZARETH, BATH, HARMONY, ALPHA, WALNUTPORT, FERNDALE, BELFAST, WEST EASTON, MILFORD, TATAMY, BLOOMSBURY AND RIEGELSVILLE.
Hottest day of the summer so far today in western New Jersey
I think its safe to say that today will be the hottest day of the warm season so far. Temperatures combined with humidity levels will make it feel miserable and borderline dangerous and unhealthy in some locations.
SPC has placed all of western New Jersey in a slight risk of severe weather today
With warm and humid weather comes the chance of sever weather. Look for the potential for strong storms later on today, tonight and even tomorrow.
The SPC has placed all of western New Jersey in a marginal risk of severe weather this afternoon
With warm summer-time temperatures today along with a slight trigger there is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms later this afternoon. The greatest threat appears to be wind gust if you do receive a storm – which will be scattered. Greatest threat right now appears to be 4-6 pm or in that vicinity.
strong thunderstorms are possible this afternoon in western New Jersey
The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of western New Jersey in a slight risk area for thunderstorms today. The greatest threat will be this afternoon from 4-8 pm.
Those in eastern PA yesterday were treated to quite a light show last night. I was driving back home to western New Jersey around 8:30-pm and there was so much cloud to cloud lightening it was spectacular!
A cold front approaching combined with the remnants of Cindi will give western new jersey a chance for some rain and thundershowers for the next 12 hours!
Some storms are already giving warnings in eastern PA and they are heading towards are area.
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 354
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1115 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Connecticut
Western and Central Massachusetts
Northern New Jersey
Eastern New York
Eastern Pennsylvania
Southern Vermont
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1115 AM until
800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY…Scattered thunderstorms are expected to intensify across
the watch area through the afternoon, with the strongest cells
capable of damaging wind gusts and some hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles southeast of
Harrisburg PA to 35 miles northwest of Keene NH. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
&&
AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25035.
…Hart
The threat of severe weather has passed. The rain we received this morning, and the associated clouds, held down our high temperatures today. Warm temperatures is what fuel thunderstorms.
We could have some scattered showers this afternoon. There could even be a rumble of thunder when the actual cold front passes late tonight.
The we get back to reality tomorrow with brisk winds and temperatures in the 40’s.
And then some snow on Friday morning? Tune back in for details…
The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for southern areas of western New Jersey. This includes Hunterdon and Somerset counties in NJ and Bucks in PA.
As mentioned earlier, it appears the worse of the thunderstorms will stay to our south. But that doesn’t mean that any thunderstorm that makes it to our area won’t turn severe so keep an eye to the SW sky…
Risk of severe weather for western NJ Wednesday
The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded our risk of sever weather today represented in the map above. The entire western New Jersey area is in a slight rick of severe thunderstorm. However just to our south and west, there is an enhanced risk.
Round one of showers and thunderstorms approaching western New Jersey
There will be two main rounds of showers and thunderstorms today. The first is approaching western New Jersey right now as seen in the above map. None of these storms are currently severe but some do have lightening and heavy downpours.
Round two looks to come later this afternoon.
I would not be surprised to see our area under a watch today
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