Severe Thunderstorm Watch In All 21 NJ Counties

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for all 21 New Jersey counties on Sunday as more bad weather was expected to hit the area.

In this storm, 60-mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail are possible. Minor damage to vehicles is possible, according to the National Weather Service. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees and power lines is possible.

A hazardous weather outlook was also issued, saying some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening could be severe with locally damaging winds, according to the NWS.

The severe thunderstorm watch was in effect until 10 p.m. The storms could start after 3 p.m., but the worst may not hit until the early-to-late evening hours.

A batch of drenching showers and locally severe thunderstorms will continue to swing through the northeastern United States to end this weekend before unseasonably cool air settles in to start the new week, according to AccuWeather.

Severe thunderstorms first ignited across Maryland and West Virginia on Sunday afternoon, dropping quarter-sized hail on a few communities, according to AccuWeather.

Hail, damaging winds and downpours will remain concerns as violent thunderstorms continue to erupt across the mid-Atlantic into Sunday evening. Locally severe thunderstorms will also fire across parts of eastern New York and western New England, according to AccuWeather.

Storms can pack a punch all the way to the Interstate-95 corridor from New York City to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast:

• This AfternoonShowers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. West wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• TonightShowers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.