Tornado and Flood Watches in Effect on Monday

In a 2:44 p.m. advisory, the National Weather Service issued a rare tornado watch for seven counties in southern New Jersey, including Cape May County.

The watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Monday, and indicates the potential exists for the development of a tornado (a "warning" would indicate a tornado has already been spotted or is imminent). The watch is in effect for Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem, Burlington, Gloucester and Camden counties.

A front moving in from the west is meeting a warm front already blanketing the region and causing the potentially hazardous weather.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected with heavy rain at times. A flood watch remains in effect for the region through 2 a.m. Tuesday (June 11).

High tide at the Ninth Street Bridge in Ocean City is at 10:12 p.m. Monday.