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This Just in to the Newark Weather Examiner.
Multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been posted across Central New Jersey. A line of severe storms is continuing to develop and head to the east at 30 mph at 7pm. This line should die down rapidly as it moves over the Garden State Parkway as temperatures are some 10 degrees colder than in area's over Mercer, Middlesex, and Burlington Counties.
I will continue to follow this developing situation. Again, Severe Storm Warnings have been posted through the early evening hours over Western Sections of New Jersey
Here are a few tips to remember during Severe Weather
A severe thunderstorm watch (SAME code: SVA; sometimes referred to as "blue box" by meteorologists and storm chasers) is issued when weather conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms. If the thunderstorms are forecast to be such that there is a significant risk that they may produce tornadoes, then a tornado watch (which also automatically implies a severe thunderstorm watch) is issued. A severe thunderstorm watch can also be upgraded to a tornado watch as conditions warrant (in which case the existing severe thunderstorm watch, or a portion of it, would be replaced). A watch must not be confused with a severe thunderstorm warning.
A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when trained Skywarn spotters or a Doppler capable weather radar indicate a strong thunderstorm is producing dangerously large hail or high winds, capable of causing significant damage. It does not account for lightning or flooding. A warning must not be confused with a severe thunderstorm watch.
In the U.S., the National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm as having large hail being at least ¾ inch (19 mm) in diameter, high winds as being 58 miles per hour (93 km/h) or greater, producing tornadoes, or any combination of the three. In Canada, a severe thunderstorm has one or more of the following:
- wind gusts of >90 km/h
- hail with a diameter of >20 mm
- rainfall of >50 mm in an hour or >75 mm in three hours
- tornadoes
A severe thunderstorm warning means there is significant danger for the warned area. Occasionally, severe thunderstorms can and do produce a tornado without warning. While not all severe thunderstorms produce tornadoes, they can produce serious wind damage as severe as a tornado. A severe thunderstorm warning can also be upgraded to a tornado warning if a tornado is detected on radar or actually spotted. Generally, but not always, a severe thunderstorm watch or tornado watch will precede a warning.
- Do you know what to do if you are caught in the open during a thunderstorm or you feel tingling or your hair standing on end? Lightning can strike up to several miles away from the thunderstorm.
- When inside:
- Avoid using the telephone (except for emergencies) or other electrical appliances.
- Do not take a bath or shower.
If caught outdoors:
- Go to a safe shelter immediately! such as inside a sturdy building. A pickup truck or hard top automobile with the windows up can also offer fair protection.
- If you are boating or swimming, get out of the water immediately and move to a safe shelter away from the water!
- If you are in a wooded area, seek shelter under a thick growth of relatively small trees.
- Avoid isolated trees or other tall objects, bodies of water, sheds, fences, convertible automobiles, tractors and motorcycles.
