Keep your eye on the sky. Forecasters say some intense thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening could spawn small tornadoes.
The threat level for severe thunderstorms in New Jersey has risen higher for Thursday, June 19. Almost the entire state now has an enhanced risk, which is the third highest threat level on a 5-point severity scale used by the Storm Prediction Center.
, which say high instability and wind shear in the atmosphere could cause some thunderstorm cells to spawn funnel clouds today.Although there’s only a 2% to 4% chance of a tornado touching down in the Garden State region Thursday, that’s a higher probability than it usually is during a typical summer thunderstorm outbreak. If the tornado threat continues, it’s possible the National Weather Service may issue a tornado watch sometime today. A severe thunderstorm watch is also possible. Forecasters say there's a slight chance of isolated tornadoes in New Jersey on Thursday, June 19, 2025, when strong thunderstorms sweep across the region in the late afternoon and evening.Most of New Jersey faces an “enhanced risk” of severe thunderstorms today, which is a higher risk than forecasters had previously expected. Enhanced is the third highest of five threat levels used by the national Storm Prediction Center to alert the public about potentially strong storms with destructive wind gusts.are heat advisories for four counties: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer. Those advisories are active through 8 p.m. Thursday, because the heat index — how hot it feels when humidity is combined with the air temperature — may get as high as 98 to 99 degrees.This is the severe thunderstorm risk scale used by the Storm Prediction Center. On Thursday, June 19, most of New Jersey is in the orange "enhanced risk" level, and New York City is in the yellow "slight risk" level.Thursday will be starting out with mostly sunny skies before storm clouds move in during the late afternoon, forecasters said. “The anticipated peak timing” of the thunderstorm activity is 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the weather service’s forecast office in Mount Holly said. New Jersey will likely see slightly lower temperatures and lower humidity on Friday and Saturday before another stretch of intense heat builds on Sunday and continues through the middle of next week. Air temperatures will be soaring into the low 90s Thursday afternoon, but high humidity could make it feel as hot as the upper 90s in many areas of New Jersey.Air temperatures could make a run for 100 degrees on Monday in some parts of the state, and the heat index in many areas could peak as high as 100 to 105 degrees during the afternoon hours Sunday through Wednesday.N.J. weather: Strong thunderstorms, gusty winds, dangerous heat looming Thank you for relying on us to provide the local weather news you can trust. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a voluntary subscription. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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