Red Alert issued for severe storms across Tri-State Area today

Alerts and advisories

A Red Alert is in place on Sunday due to the threat of severe thunderstorms.

A Heat Advisory is in place for Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, & Ocean Counties on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

There is a high risk of rip currents at all south facing beaches in New York throughout the weekend.

Saturday night forecast

A Yellow Alert has been added to tonight's forecast as a potent line of thunderstorms, which has already produced a few tornado warnings in Pennsylvania, is moving towards the area.

As that line arrives here, isolated severe storms are possible, with the greatest hazards being heavy rain and gusty winds

A few more renegade storms may transverse the region throughout the overnight hours after that initial line moves through.

Lows will not get out of the 70s for most locations, with very muggy conditions in place.

Sunday storms

A few more isolated storms are possible on Sunday morning before some sunshine breaks out.

This will lead to temperatures soaring back into the upper 80s and low 90s, and with that high humidity in place, heat indices will range from the upper 90s to low 100s, especially in central and southern portions of New Jersey.

The breaks of sun along with all that heat and humidity will prime the atmosphere for the development of strong to severe storms in the afternoon and evening hours. These storms may contain damaging winds, hail, torrential downpours and even an isolated tornado or two.

With a tropical airmass in place, the storms will be capable of producing copious amounts of rain, which may total between 2-3 inches in some locations. This may lead to flash flooding.

Clearing skies and lowering humidity will follow in the wake of the storms later on Sunday night.

First Alert Weather maps

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• Live Long Island radar
• Live NYC northern suburbs radar
• Live Jersey Shore radar
  
• Tri-State temperatures