A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Somerset and Middlesex counties as severe storms start to hit New Jersey on Thursday afternoon. The warning lasts until 2:15 p.m. New Jersey was already under a state of emergency due to flooding concerns as of 2 p.m. A statewide flood watch started runs until 6 a.m. Friday for most of the state.

A tornado warning has been issued for Gloucester and Salem counties in New Jersey until 3:45 p.m. The National Weather Service canceled a tornado warning for Camden County. It comes as heavy storms are moving through the Delaware Valley,

Acting New Jersey Gov. Tahesha Way declared that a State of Emergency will go into effect in preparation for potential flash flooding, severe storms, intense rainfall and damaging wind gusts.