Take cover, a tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly on Friday, May 30, from 5:04 p.m. until midnight. This watch applies to parts of Delaware and South Jersey, as wells as Bucks and Montgomery counties and Philadelphia.

On Friday at 11:53 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until Saturday at midnight for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia through 12 a.m. Saturday, May 31, with storms expected to begin after 8 p.m. Friday.

The bulk of the rain is likely to fall Friday night, said John Feerick, senior meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc. However, before the flood watch takes effect, severe thunderstorms could pop up in the region Friday afternoon, said Patrick O’Hara, meteorologist at the Mount Holly office.

Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City are under heightened alert as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued Tornado Watch

Lancaster County is now under a tornado watch in addition to being under a flood watch Friday night. The tornado watch includes Adams, Lancaster and York counties and is in effect until midnight. This is issued when conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes in and close to the watch area, according to the National Weather Service.

On Friday at 5:04 p.m. a tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday at midnight for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

A tornado warning was issued in several Maryland and Virginia areas on Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) alerted residents in Laurel, Silver Spring, and Baltimore. The Washington, DC area is also under a tornado watch. This comes amid intense thunderstorms sweeping through the Mid-Atlantic.