Severe Thunderstorms This Evening in Tri-State New York City Metro Area...

The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in parts of central New Jersey.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
455 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRENTON...NORTHERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SANDY HOOK... MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PERTH AMBOY...NEW BRUNSWICK... SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY... SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE... EAST CENTRAL HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY... SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... NORTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRIDGEWATER TO FLORENCE... OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF TRENTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... BASKING RIDGE...MARTINSVILLE...CROSSWICKS AND SOMERVILLE AROUND 500 PM EDT... WINDSOR...SOUTH BRUNSWICK...MILLINGTON AND EDINBURG AROUND 505 PM EDT... IMLAYSTOWN AND SOMERSET AROUND 510 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES GREATEST KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

The weather graphics above indicate a very active cold front with a large area of rain and embedded heavy thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic to New England. A Wind Advisory is in effect tonight for Long Island and Connecticut for gusts to 50 mph.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with Cablevision News 12.