Forecasters issue Severe Thunderstorm Watch for New Jersey
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A thunderstorm over Laurence Harbor in early July 2014 by Michael Guccione Photography.
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(Photo: Shelter Cove
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Manasquan Inlet on July 2 by Dan Przygocki Photography.
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Lightning over the Belmar Marina in early July 2014. (Photo: Victor Bubadias Photography)
Thunderstorms that develop Monday afternoon and evening may become severe, forecasters say.
In response to the threat, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in place through 8 p.m. for all New Jersey counties, according to the National Weather Service.
“These storms will be capable of producing strong winds, dangerous lightning, small hail, and a few isolated tornadoes,” said John Homenuk, lead forecaster at New York Metro Weather.
Building instability, with a thermal gradient developing near the area and increased lift for thunderstorm formation, will help develop the threat, he said.
A severe thunderstorm watch means that the potential exists for the development of thunderstorms, which may produce large hail or damaging winds, according to NOAA. A severe thunderstorm warning, on the other hand, means that a severe thunderstorm is occurring or is imminent based on doppler radar information.
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