Tropical Storm Henri Moves Through Parsippany, Causing Floods

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Power outages and flooding peppered the region as Tropical Storm Henri pushed through New Jersey this weekend. Some of its effects were felt in Parsippany.

A fallen tree delayed operations Monday morning on New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Line. The incident, reported at about 8 a.m., caused power issues overhead and temporarily suspended service between Dover and Madison.

Officials closed New Road in both directions at about 4 p.m. Monday because of flooding.

Jersey Central Power & Light reported 961 power outages in Morris County on Monday morning because of the weather. Only seven are in Parsippany, but there is no estimated restoration time as of 10 a.m.

Officials measured 5.59 inches of rain for the area in the past 48 hours. The Rockaway River at Boonton, below the reservoir, experienced minor flooding.

The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Pompton River, which runs into Morris County. The warning lasts until 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Here's the forecast for Monday:

• Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Monday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph.

Henri brought downpours throughout the weekend, peaking at 8.91 inches of rain in Cranbury.

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