A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Salem, Gloucester and Camden counties on Thursday afternoon as severe storms slam the state. The warning is active through 3:45 p.m. Severe storms hitting New Jersey have triggered numerous flood and thunderstorm warnings. An earlier tornado warning has expired.

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of New Jersey, including Somerset and Middlesex County, according to the National Weather Service. There have been multiple reports of a rotating wall cloud near Plainfield,

The Philadelphia region will be under a NEXT Weather Alert on Thursday due to the threat of heavy rain that can cause flooding and damaging winds.