Juneteenth Event Canceled In East Brunswick Due To Weather Forecast

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The annual Juneteenth/Lost Souls Celebration scheduled for this weekend in the township, has been canceled due to forecasted weather.

The 'Recitation of Names' event was scheduled to take place Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Community Arts Center. No new date for the event has been announced yet by the township.

Gusty winds, heavy downpours with localized flash flooding are as storms are slated to hit New Jersey this weekend, forecasters said.

The storm system is set to exit the Garden State late Sunday, though more wet weather is expected through Wednesday.

Here's the weekend forecast for East Brunswick:

• Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 66. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday: A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 66.