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.
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