Flood Watch Issued For Hudson County

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — After a dry summer, 2-4 inches of rain may soak the New York City and northeastern New Jersey area from late Monday through Tuesday, the National Weather Service says — including in Hudson County.

[UPDATE: The city of Hoboken is offering $5 parking and suspending street cleaning; click here.]

In fact, the county is under a flood watch from 5 p.m. Monday through 5 p.m. Tuesday.

While this is a significant accumulation — higher than almost every rainfall prediction since storm Ida a year ago — it may not rival Ida, which brought more than 7 inches of rain to North Jersey towns in a time, flooding streets and taking lives.

The National Weather Service said in its Hazardous Weather Outlook, "A slow moving frontal system will bring locally heavy rain to the region late Monday through Tuesday. This could lead to flash flooding. The Weather Prediction Center has placed the region in a slight risk for excessive rainfall."

The Hazardous Weather Outlook was also issued for Essex, Passaic, Union and Bergen counties.

The NWS has provided a map of the expected rainfall in the region.

The predictions for Monday night and Tuesday are as follows:

Monday Night: Periods of rain. Low around 70. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Periods of rain. High near 74. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Another half an inch could fall overnight into early Wednesday morning.

Tropical Storm Earl, swirling in the Atlantic, is not expected to have much of an impact.

Read about recent storm and flooding exercises in Hoboken, and see links to flood maps and more here.

If you see flooding in Hudson County, send a .jpg photo to Patch here.