NJ Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch In 11 NJ Counties

NEW JERSEY – A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for 11 New Jersey counties on Sunday since the 60-mph winds and hail were expected.

Damage to roofs, siding, trees and power lines is possible, and the severe storms could lead to power outages, according to the National Weather Service.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of New Jersey, too.

Here are the alerted areas:

The worst of the storms was expected to occur after 4 p.m. on Sunday.

There will be several factors that will play a role in determining just how strong and widespread the storms become, according to AccuWeather. The evolution of the threat for severe weather on Sunday afternoon will be dependent on exactly how far a complex of rain and thunderstorms sweeping through the Great Lakes region advances.

Then a stalled storm will lead to rounds of rain for several locations from New England to the mid-Atlantic through the middle of the week, according to AccuWeather. The storm will pull in moisture from the Atlantic Ocean, allowing for wet weather from the Maine coast to as far inland as the Mohawk Valley of New York on Monday and continuing into Wednesday.

Here is the forecast for the week:

• Sunday afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with large hail and damaging winds. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog after 4 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
• Wednesday night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.