WEATHER ALERT: Flood Watch Issued For Sussex County

A flood watch is in effect for much of New Jersey beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday and going through Sunday night.

Heavy rainfall, the remnants of tropical depression Bill passing through the region, will begin Saturday night and continue through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. As much as three inches of rain is predicted, the NWS said.

The rain “may cause flooding along area streams and creeks.”

The flood watch is in effect for much of the mid-Atlantic region, including the following counties in New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Ocean, Cumberland, Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and Warren.

In Pennsylvania, the following counties are under a flood watch: Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Lehigh, Bucks, Northampton, Monroe and Philadelphia.

AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, on the agency’s’ website, said the initial slow-moving nature of Bill will be an exacerbating factor with long-lasting rain and repeating showers and thunderstorms.

“Any place along the path of Bill to the Atlantic Coast will be at risk for street flooding, rapid rises along small streams, travel delays and disruptions to outdoor activities even though the forward speed of the storm will increase,” Abrams said on the site.