Strong thunderstorms packing small hail and winds up to 60 mph are sweeping across parts of New Jersey early Thursday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue severe thunderstorm warnings in several counties.
The latest warning was issued at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties and remains active until 2 p.m. This warning includes Philadelphia.
Earlier Thursday, the weather service issued a thunderstorm warning at about 12:10 p.m. in Gloucester and Salem counties, but that one expired before 1 p.m. However, a flash flood warning remains in effect until 3 p.m. in those two counties.
Forecasters say the thunderstorms — which are being sparked by a strong cold front that’s moving slowly from the west — are producing heavy downpours, small hail and damaging winds.
“Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding,” the weather service noted in its thunderstorm warning. “Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”
As of early Thursday afternoon, more than 2 inches of rain was reported in Logan Township in Gloucester County, with most of it falling during a one-hour span, according to data from the Rutgers NJ Weather Network. Lower Alloways Creek Township in Salem County picked up almost 1 inch of rain in two hours.
UPDATE (2:50 p.m.): The National Weather Service says strong thunderstorms are moving through Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer and northwestern Burlington County now through 3:15 p.m., with wind gusts up to 40 mph. While these storms are not strong enough to be classified as severe, they still could “knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects,” the weather service noted in a special weather statement.
Some areas of the Garden State are vulnerable to flooding because the ground has still not dried out from recent thunderstorms and the torrential rain that fell earlier this month from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.
The National Weather Service says it cannot rule out an isolated tornado in some of Thursday’s thunderstorms because instability in the atmosphere could cause winds to shift in different directions and produce enough spin for a funnel cloud to form.
This graphic explains the difference between a severe thunderstorm warning and a severe thunderstorm watch.National Weather Service
Flash flood watch
In addition to the thunderstorm alerts, a flash flood watch remains in effect in 12 counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren.
Forecasters say heavy rain could fall within a few hours, and that could trigger rapid flooding on streets with bad drainage and in areas near small streams and creeks.
Areas shaded in green are under a flash flood watch from Thursday morning, Sept. 23, through early Friday, Sept. 24.National Weather Service
Current weather radar
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Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com.
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