Tornado warning and watch issued for parts of Monmouth, Ocean County
Tornado warnings has been issued for parts of Monmouth and Ocean County on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service of Mount Holly.
Tornado Warning including West Freehold NJ, Hamilton Square NJ and White Horse NJ until 7:45 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/sIAdduCk8k
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) April 1, 2023
Tornado Warning including Browns Mills NJ, Marlton NJ and Fort Dix NJ until 7:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/NYSWLo4Rgx
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) April 1, 2023
Tornado Warning including Trenton NJ, Levittown PA and Princeton NJ until 7:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/lDt2Xj2ePc
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) April 1, 2023
A tornado warning, which advises residents to take cover, is separate from a tornado watch. Large swaths of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland are currently under a tornado watch, which is predicted to last until 10 p.m. Saturday.
The tornado watch area includes most of New Jersey.
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania until 10 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/u4MyVXfzxz
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) April 1, 2023
In addition to tornados, hail up to the size of two inches and wind with gusts up to 70 miles per hour are possible, according to the National Weather Service.
Later in the week, sunshine and higher temperatures are predicted in the Shore area. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday could see mostly sunny days with temperatures in the 50s and 60s while Wednesday could see a cloudy day with temperatures staying in the 60s.
Olivia Liu is a reporter covering transportation, Red Bank and western Monmouth County. She can be reached at oliu@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Tornado warning and watch issued for parts of Monmouth, Ocean Counties
