STORM WATCH: Tornado watch in effect for all of NJ until 9 p.m.
Conditions are favorable for any storm to become severe and possibly tornadic. Damaging winds could be common and more rain could lead to life threatening flooding. We should see the weather quieting down after 9pm tonight
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A tornado watch remains for all of New Jersey until 9 p.m.
The severe weather that ripped through the state early Tuesday afternoon produced New Jersey's first two tornadoes of the year. Thankfully, I haven't heard of any injuries from this batch of serious weather. Surprisingly, the number of outages from this afternoon's storms isn't higher. Passaic and Morris counties have the most with 1,574 and 691, respectively as of 6 p.m.
Tonight, there could be a few lingering storms cruising across the state as a cold front approaches from western Pennsylvania. The severe threat subsides after 9 p.m., but I wouldn't be surprised if there are numerous lightning strikes and loud grumbles of thunder.
Any more rain tonight could lead to more serious flooding. We have seen a month's worth or more of rain since Saturday in a lot of New Jersey neighborhoods. The ground just can't accommodate any more. So when it rains, it will not be absorbed into the ground very effectively. Most of that water will find its way from the curb to the middle of the road very quickly.
Wednesday looks to be a better weather day. We will have to keep an eye on a final line of convection moving through around or just after daybreak. This will be the final push by the cold front. Usually, this type of weather kicks up a line of strong storms. Most guidance is backing away from a stormy solution at the moment, but a front is still a front, and we have to respect the possibilities.
