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 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,

A tornado warning for parts of South Jersey expired as heavy storms move through the Delaware Valley, leading to severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for the entire CBS News Philadelphia viewing area.