India, July 22 -- Residents of all 21 New Jersey Counties were hit with warnings about potential tornadoes on Tuesday afternoon, as one alert after another hit their cellphones. The National Weather Service warning, which spanned all of New Jersey, also extended into parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Kentucky in the east coast, leading to a severe weather situation.

But New Jersey was right at the eye of the storm. Nearly all residents of the state with a cellphone received a series of alerts this afternoon. But Morris County and Somerset County in NJ stood a special risk Monday with a high chance of a potential tornado touchdown.

The risk was further amplified as a flash flood warning was also issued for both counties, along wi...