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Philadelphia Area Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 9 p.m. Ahead Of Tropical Storm Elsa

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Philadelphia region is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. as the area prepares to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Elsa. The National Weather Service issued the watch just after 2 p.m.

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Credit: Iowa Environmental Mesonet

The counties involved include the following Pennsylvania Counties: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia.

The following New Jersey counties are also under the watch: Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren.

READ MORE: EYES ON ELSA: Tracking Tropical Storm Elsa As Jersey Shore Prepares For Potentially Dangerous Conditions

The watch comes as Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware are bracing for impacts of Tropical Storm Elsa Thursday night into Friday.

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