Tornado Watch Expanded To 9 NJ Counties (UPDATED)

UPDATE: A tornado watch was expanded to nine New Jersey counties as the state's residents should prepare for more bad weather on Tuesday. A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued in some areas.

A tornado reportedly touched down and struck a New Jersey high school. Read more: Possible Tornado Damage At NJ School, Reports Say

A tornado warning was issued for Morris, Sussex and Hunterdon counties. Read more: Tornado Warning In Morris, Sussex, Warren Counties

The National Weather Service issued the tornado watch in Burlington, Hunterdon, Camden, Mercer, Gloucester, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Warren counties. The watch is in effect until 10 p.m.

Here are the alerted areas:

A severe thunderstorm was located over parts of New Jersey, moving east at 35 mph and producing 60-mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail, the NWS said.

Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees and power lines is possible.

The National Weather Service has also issued a hazardous weather outlook across the state, saying some thunderstorms later Tuesday and this evening could be severe with locally damaging winds and large hail.

Three consecutive days of severe weather are actually expected to target the corridor from the upper Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic through Thursday, according to AccuWeather.

As rain and thunderstorms streak from the Midwest to the Northeast into Thursday, the stage will be set for some of the thunderstorms to turn severe each afternoon and evening, according to AccuWeather.

"It appears that the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland will have the highest risk for damaging thunderstorms and even a tornado," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said in a release.

Here is the forecast:

• Tuesday afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Some storms could be severe, with hail, damaging winds, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Thursday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.