Severe Weather and Flooding Possible for Thursday

A briefing from the National Weather Service released at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday warns of warns of possible damaging wind, large hail, heavy rainfall and isolated tornadoes on Thursday.

A warm front will move through the region on Thursday and a combination of conditions possibly could create severe weather. (See attached PDF for the complete briefing.)

Depending on the ultimate track of the warm front, different parts of New Jersey could see heavy rain (3 inches or more is possible), a tornado threat, or severe thunderstorms.

"As of right now, this low pressure will track somewhere very close to South Jersey, either directly over, or perhaps just north (central Jersey) or south (Delmarva)," NBC40 meteorologist Dan Skeldon said in a Wednesday evening update. "Exactly where we find ourselves will go a long way in determining if severe thunderstorms, a tornado threat, or heavy rain will be the primary concern. 

Skeldon said his best prediction (as of Wednesday) for the timing of severe weather is between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

High tides for Ocean City at the Ninth Street Bridge are near noon and midnight on Thursday.

A small chance of showers continues on Friday, but the sun is expected to return for the weekend.