Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Ocean County Until 11pm Monday; Wind Advisory in Effect

A line of thunderstorms moving through, March 7, 2022. (Credit: Hi-Def Radar App)

Ocean County was under a severe thunderstorm watch as a line of strong weather associated with a cold front approached the region, the National Weather Service said.

The watch lasts through 11 p.m. Monday night. A wind advisory is in effect until 2 a.m. Tuesday.

“A strong cold front accompanied by a line of showers and isolated thunderstorms will move across our region this evening,” the watch statement said. “The showers and isolated thunderstorms may bring brief wind gusts near 60 m.p.h.”

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Skies should begin clearing after the line of storms moves through, the NWS forecast states. On Tuesday, the agency calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 47 and northwest wind 10 to 15 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 25 m.p.h.