Tornado Watch In South Jersey

SOUTH JERSEY — The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in South Jersey.

Affected counties include Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem. The tornado watch will last until 10 p.m. Thursday.

Here are the alerted areas:

A hazardous weather outlook was issued for nearly the entire state as storms and severe weather were expected throughout New Jersey.

Here is the forecast:

• Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms..
• Thursday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11 p.m. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.:

Two separate tornados hit South Jersey on Aug. 4 as Tropical Storm Isaias tore through the Garden State.

The first caused extensive damage in Upper Township, while the other moved from Long Beach Island to Manahawkin. Read more: Southern Ocean County Tornado Reached 110 MPH Winds

This is a developing story. Patch will update.