Chalfont, Pennsylvania — A severe thunderstorm is moving northeast across southeastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey this afternoon, and the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 4:15 PM EST for southeastern Hunterdon and northwestern Mercer counties in New Jersey, and east central Montgomery and central Bucks counties in Pennsylvania.

What is happening:

At 3:13 PM EST, the storm was over Chalfont, about 18 miles north of Philadelphia, moving northeast at 25 miles per hour. Radar shows quarter-size hail falling with this storm. Towns in the path include Ewing, Doylestown, Byram, Hatboro, Flemington, Chalfont, Tinicum, Pennington, New Hope, Newtown, Dublin, Hopewell, Ivyland, Stockton, Washington Crossing, Fricks, Lumberville, Richboro, Sergeantsville and Pipersville.

Local impacts:

Quarter-size hail can cause minor damage to vehicles. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 7:00 PM EST for central, northern and northwestern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, and tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.

What to do:

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Move indoors immediately if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Stay alert for a possible tornado, and if you spot one, go at once into a basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure.

Source: National Weather Service, Mount Holly, New Jersey, November 12, 2026.