Tornado Watch issued for NJ

[Stephanie]

Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 402
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1020 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

TORNADO WATCH 402 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-
312100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0402.080531T1420Z-080531T2100Z/

NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN
CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN
SALEM SOMERSET WARREN


Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1159 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

NJZ009-010-012-013-015-017>020-027-PAZ068>071-311800-
BUCKS-CAMDEN-DELAWARE-GLOUCESTER-HUNTERDON-MERCER-MIDDLESEX-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-PHILADELPHIA-SOMERSET-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
1159 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BUCKS...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...
DELAWARE...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH...
MONTGOMERY...OCEAN...PHILADELPHIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES...

AT 1155 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL HUNTERDON
COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY SOUTHWEST THROUGH CENTRAL BUCKS AND SOUTHERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS
MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS
AS THEY MOVE BY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE STORMS
INTENSIFY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING SHOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED...ALONG
WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS INTERMINGLED WITH LIGHT AND MODERATE RAIN
SHOWERS.

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IF THE STORMS INTENSIFY. A TORNADO WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH 5 PM. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED OR THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES

[Category 5]

You notice how all of the severe weather reports seemed to avoid NJ that day?

[Ed Mahmoud]

You notice how all of the severe weather reports seemed to avoid NJ that day?

I grew up on Long Island. Severe storms that would approach form the West almost always fizzled just as they reached NYC/The Jersey Shore, as they began ingesting the cool marine layer. I think I saw large hail once in 12 years in Massapequa, and by large, I only mean dime to nickle sized.

[Stephanie]

I grew up on Long Island as well - Nesconset was my last home.

We would get the storms out of the north and west. I have seen hail when I was living there.

We were VERY FORTUNATE that we didn't get what MD, VA and DE did. Those lines of storms were scary.