6K Without Power, Flooding In NJ As More Storms Expected

More than 6,000 people were without power Monday morning as thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected to continue to make New Jersey a sloppy mess through the week (see the list of towns with outages below).

Traffic was a problem as thousands dealt with flooding problems throughout New Jersey. The big question that remains is if all this is a big warm-up to Hurricane Florence, which could impact New Jersey later in the week.

Read more: Hurricane Florence Won't Directly Hit NJ – But It'll Impact Us

The flooding got so bad in some areas – with water getting as deep as 1 1/2 feet – that cars caught fire. Read more: Scary Video Of Car Fires, Floods In Manasquan: Officials

Some areas of New Jersey also got more than 4 inches of rain, and more is expected as a hazardous weather outlook and coastal flooding warnings were issued throughout New Jersey (see rainfall totals below).

Flooding was especially a problem in Cape May County, particularly Egg Harbor Township, Avalon and Ocean City (see video below).

As of 9:30 a.m., flooding was reported on Route 40 in Mays Landing, Route 35 southbound in Belmar and Route 147 in Middle Township.

Because of flooding on Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach Island drivers have been told to utilize Ocean Boulevard and Beach Avenue.

We have the complete forecast below. Here are the alerted areas:

The National Weather Service says periods of rain should transition to showers today from south to north. While much of the rain intensity is light to moderate, the threat for heavier downpours will increase through tonight.

With widespread 1 to 3 inch totals occurring across the area already, any heavier rainfall that occurs today will likely lead to instances of flooding, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are the towns impacted by power outages:

1. RIVERDALE BOROUGH 2,015
2. POMPTON LAKES BOROUGH 1,509
3. WAYNE TOWNSHIP 1,200
4. PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP 750
5. LACEY TOWNSHIP 141
6. EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP 88
7. Lower Twp 83
8. MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP 79
9. JAMESBURG BOROUGH 78
10. SCOTCH PLAINS TWP 57
11. WESTFIELD TOWN 57
12. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 50
13. MARLBORO TOWNSHIP 50
14. MOUNT LAUREL TWP 35
15. MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP 30
16. HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP 24
17. WESTWOOD BORO 21
18. MONROE TOWNSHIP 18
19. OCEAN TOWNSHIP 17
20. MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP 16
21. WEST LONG BRANCH BOROUGH 16
22. WASHINGTON TWP 15
23. NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP 6
24. LINDEN CITY 5

Here are the rainfall totals, town-by-town:

1. Woodbury 4.53
2. West Deptford 3.03
3. Woodbine 2.64
4. Cape May Court House 2.45
5. Deptford 2.4
6. Upper Deerfield 2.37
7. Mannington Twp. 2.34
8. Vineland 2.34
9. Greenwich 2.29
10. Lower Alloways Creek Twp. 2.18
11. Hammonton 2.16
12. Sewell 2.14
13. South Harrison 2
14. Logan Twp. 1.95
15. Mullica Twp. 1.95
16. Sicklerville 1.68
17. Fortescue 1.66
18. Oswego Lake 1.64
19. Egg Harbor Twp. 1.59
20. Cherry Hill 1.58
21. West Creek 1.58
22. Cedar Bridge 1.37
23. Moorestown 1.33
24. Red Lion 1.33
25. Berkeley Twp. 1.32
26. Dennis Twp. 1.28
27. Toms River 1.19
28. Columbus 1.18
29. Pennsauken 1.17
30. Cream Ridge 1.1
31. Mansfield 1.08
32. Silas Little 1.03
33. Howell 1.01
34. Sea Girt 1.01
35. Point Pleasant 1
36. Hamilton 0.97
37. Wall Twp. 0.97
38. Pequest 0.95
39. Atlantic City Marina 0.92
40. Harvey Cedars 0.84
41. West Cape May 0.84
42. Parsippany 0.82
43. Hackettstown 0.81
44. Hopewell Twp. 0.8
45. Stewartsville 0.66
46. Basking Ridge 0.62
47. Seaside Heights 0.61
48. Walpack 0.6
49. Jersey City 0.59
50. Charlotteburg 0.58
51. Hawthorne 0.58
52. Holmdel 0.58
53. New Brunswick 0.57
54. Hillsborough 0.52
55. Kingwood 0.51
56. Pittstown 0.51
57. Lyndhurst 0.46
58. Wayne 0.45
59. Haworth 0.44
60. Oceanport 0.41
61. High Point 0.37
62. Ramsey 0.37
63. High Point Monument 0.34

Here is the forecast:

• Monday: Showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 75. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Monday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Thursday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Flooding in Ocean City:

Manasquan photo