Forecasters use the terms tornado watch and tornado warning when predicting if and where tornadoes are possible in an area. How are they different?

The warning was issued for Monmouth and Ocean counties. "The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning will be allowed to expire at 12:15 a.m. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes, while a warning means a tornado is imminent or occurring. A “tornado watch” has been issued by the National Weather Service and its Storm Prediction Center for most of New Jersey on Monday, including the entire Jersey Shore region. Here’s what we know as of this afternoon:

A tornado warning has been issued for the following areas

Central and Eastern North Carolina communities are under tornado watches until 8 p.m. Monday, March 16. What you need to know.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean counties Monday night as strong thunderstorms have been sweeping across several areas of New Jersey.

Tornado Watches and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings across the D.C. area have been dropped as the line of storms moves towards the Chesapeake Bay and away from the region.

March has been relentless in Louisville, with temperatures near 80, trees in bloom, tornado sirens then snow flurries.