A Tornado warning and watch was issued for the Lakewood area until 8pm as well as issued for parts of Monmouth and Ocean County. During shalosh Seudos time a powerful wind and rain storm hit the Lakewood area.
Since it was shabbos, residents did not see the alerts on phones of a potential tornado. The weather was nice and calm before quickly getting dark as the storm clouds moved in very quickly. Itbwent from 0- 70 in a few minutes. Powerful wind gusts had knocked down trees sent debree flying and shingles flying off roofs. It was followed by a hail storm, and more rain with thunder and lightning. The storm has moved North with tornado warnings in Newark,NJ. NWS says the winds were up to 70MPH. A possible tornado may have touched down in Howell. There are trees and wired down on the roadways, led says residents should be careful.
