Tornado Watch Issued For Philadelphia, Surrounding Counties As Severe Weather Moves Through Region
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) - Pennsylvania and New Jersey are dealing with more severe weather following Tuesday night's storms. A tornado watch has been issued for Philadelphia and the surrounding counties until 8 p.m.
Several tornado warnings in the region have expired. This is the second time in two days tornado warnings have been issued.
Pennsylvania counties in the tornado watch include Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia. In New Jersey, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem Counties are under the tornado watch.
New Castle County in Delaware is also included.
In Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, Alison Waidell took video of what the sky looked like during the tornado warning.
Jake Haney, from Warminster, Bucks County, shared with CBS3 hail he collected that fell during the severe storm.
The storm also produced large hail in Lehigh County.
A flash flood watch is also in effect for portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Northern Delaware including, Berks, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, Northampton, Philadelphia, Monroe, Lower Bucks, Lancaster, Cumberland, Huntingdon, Mercer, Gloucester, Ocean, Middlesex, Southeastern Burlington, Camden, and New Castle Counties.
A tornado touched down in Berks County Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirms. One neighborhood suffered heavy damage.
It was a terrifying sight as severe weather struck Morgantown. Nearly a dozen homes were ripped apart, trees were uprooted and car windows were shattered.
Forecasters also plan to conduct a storm survey in Hopatcong, New Jersey to determine if severe thunderstorms brought a tornado to the Sussex County community on Tuesday evening.
Lenape Valley Regional High School is closed Wednesday after a storm damaged its facade and ripped up a dugout from its baseball field Tuesday evening. The town also experienced fallen tree branches and downed power lines.
In southern New Jersey, a waterspout was reported in Fortescue.
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