The tornado watch includes Mercer, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties, the NWS said. Also, the tornado warning was extended to Hunterdon and Warren counties.
There also is a watch for severe thunderstorms from Cumberland County north to Trenton.
A slighter chance of thunderstorms exists along the Jersey Shore.
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