A nearly two-year evaluation of NWS performance on tornado forecasting concluded that the agency, which faces mounting scrutiny over its forecasting capabilities amid personnel losses, “has consistently fallen short of meeting performance goals for probability of detection and warning lead times” since 2011.

This means that instead of receiving a tornado warning just 15 minutes before a storm strikes, residents could get up to two hours’ notice. The technology also allows for more targeted alerts, potentially narrowing warnings from entire regions to just one or two counties.

NOAA is testing a new storm surge warning system that provides precise geographic alerts to reduce unnecessary evacuations.

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Ocean County in New Jersey until 11:30 p.m. Parts of Atlantic County were also originally included in the warning, but the warning has expired there. The National Weather Service said a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located northeast of Atlantic City at 11:16 p.m.

People in the warning area are urged to seek immediate shelter inside a sturdy building and to stay away from windows in case a tornado touches down.

A strong thunderstorm rolled into metro Denver on Thursday afternoon and was expected to bring wind gusts up to 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

EDT the National Weather Service released an updated tornado warning in effect until 5 p.m. EDT for Huron County.

An updated tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 5:52 p.m. in effect until 6:30 p.m. for Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

People in the warning area are urged to seek immediate shelter inside a sturdy building and to stay away from windows in case a tornado touches down.