Hurricanes Franklin And Idalia Brewing; Hoboken Event Postponed

HOBOKEN, NJ — Both Tropical Storm Idalia and Tropical Storm Franklin (both predicted to become hurricanes) may cause rainy weather in New Jersey on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, although the storms are not expected to make landfall in New Jersey.

Still, the city of Hoboken has already postponed its annual outdoor Spaghetti Block Party from Tuesday night until Thursday evening.

(See the areas of the East Coast that are predicted to get tropical storm winds this week here.)

The city's message said:

Due to forecasted rain, the annual Spaghetti Dinner Block Party has been rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 31. The dinner will be held along the waterfront walkway from First to Second streets from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please contact gfallo@hobokennj.gov with additional questions.

Weather predictions call for less than half an inch of rain to fall on Tuesday, but anything can change.

• See the updated forecast here.
• Track Tropical Storm Idalia here.
• Track Hurricane Franklin using the National Hurricane Center map here.