Up To 3 Inches Of Rain, Wind Gusts Forecast For Essex County

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The National Weather Service is predicting that a storm system will bring up to 3 inches rain through the wee hours of Mother's Day morning, including wind gusts Saturday of up to 29 m.p.h.

Click this link for the most up to date NWS forecast for the area around Essex County Airport.

Two weeks ago, some areas of North Jersey flooded when a storm brought nearly 2 inches of rain. Last year, the deadly Hurricane Ida brought more than 7 inches, but all in short time rather than over three days.

The most rain is expected overnight Friday into Saturday.

The forecast says:

• Friday night: Rain. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Saturday: Rain. Gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Wind gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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