with heavy rain and strong winds have knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses across the state, with forecasters calling for a threat of additional thunderstorms popping up through late Sunday night., which monitors outage numbers from utility companies in the region, showed about 12,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey without power as of 6 p.m. Sunday.
Forecasters say they can’t rule out the possibility of an isolated tornado forming during the intense thunderstorms because of the high humidity and wind shear in the atmosphere. On Wednesday night, New Jersey was rocked by strong thunderstorms that toppled trees and snapped power lines in numerous towns and cities,N.J. weather: Severe thunderstorms trigger warnings in some counties, with more intense storms on the way
N.J. weather: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for 18 counties. Threat of damaging winds, power outages looming.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.