Tropical Storm Ophelia In Hudson County, Day 2: 2 Inches Of Rain May Fall Sunday

HUDSON COUNTY NJ — Tropical Storm Ophelia is far from over in Hudson County, with as much as 2 inches of rain predicted for Sunday.

The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression by Sunday morning, but depressions have brought excessive rain in the past (as in Storm Ida).

A Hazardous Weather Outlook was issued for the county on Sunday, saying there's a "slight risk of flash flooding."

The city of Hoboken has canceled many activities and is offering discounted parking. Get that information here.

In Hudson County, the National Weather Service says two inches of rain may fall Sunday after some overnight gusts and thunderstorms.

On Monday, when many schools are closed for Yom Kippur, the rain is likely to end by 2 p.m., the NWS says. Tuesday is expected to be sunny.

Accuweather's feature will tell you just how far away the storm is from North Jersey with this link.

Here are other links.

Links To Track The Tropical Storm:

• Track Tropical Storm Ophelia here.
• Here is the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Weather Outlook.
• Here is the National Weather Service forecast for the area.
  
• Here's the Accuweather radar for the region.

Here is New Jersey's guide to preparing for a tropical storm.

Autumn 2023 officially started at 2:50 a.m. EDT Saturday morning.