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Tornado Watch Issued for Area
The National Weather Service alert remains in effect through 8 p.m. tonight.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Camden County and several other New Jersey counties through 8 p.m. tonight.
The alert was issued at around 1 p.m.
In addition to Camden County, the following New Jersey counties are part of the watch: Bergen, Burlington, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren.
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According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, tornado danger signs are:
- A dark, often greenish sky
- Large hail
- A large, low-lying, dark cloud
- Loud roar, similar to that of a freight train
If a tornado does hit our area, go directly to your home's basement. If your house does not have a basement, go to the middle of a room on the lowest level, staying as far away as possible from windows, corners, doors and outside walls.
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