NJ flash floods shut down Route 35 in Middletown
Yes, parts of New Jersey are under a tornado watch and flash flood watch 9until 7 p.m. today. The watch, issued just before 1 p.m., covers Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Somerset and Warren counties. Forecasters say the main threats are damaging winds and large hail, with an isolated tornado possible. By Friday, the same storm is expected to strengthen into a nor’easter, pulling in the coldest air of the season and possibly the first wet snowflakes in northwest New Jersey.