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Heavy Rain And Flash Floods Possible In Hudson County Through Tuesday Morning: NWS

Up to 1.5 inches of rain could fall through Tuesday morning in Hudson County, the NWS said. Wind gusts and thunderstorms are possible.

Pictured: Hoboken, NJ, Thursday afternoon.
Pictured: Hoboken, NJ, Thursday afternoon. (Caren Lissner/Patch)

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Hudson County, as well as Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Union Counties. The watch runs from 11 p.m. Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday.

High tide on the Hudson River will be 8:59 a.m. on Tuesday (see other tide times with links below).

Several people have already died in flash floods in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania region this summer.

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The NWS warns that heavy rain and wind gusts will start late Monday night and continue into Tuesday morning, making for a wet commute.

The NWS says: "Showers and thunderstorms could produce locally heavy rainfall that leads to scattered areas of flash flooding, mainly late tonight. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible during this time as well.

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"A frontal system will be moving through the region Tuesday into Tuesday evening. Showers and thunderstorms could produce locally heavy rainfall Tuesday morning that leads to scattered areas of flash flooding, mainly early Tuesday morning, during the morning commute. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday."

Forecasts change, of course. So peek at the radar and current forecast by using the links below.

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New York City has been warned about the storms and potential flooding as well. See that story here.

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