Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Stormy NJ Weather

Those nice sunny days are about to finally come to an end - for the time being. New Jersey is about to be hit with some of the roughest weather the state's had in a month.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for all New Jersey now that areas of heavy rainfall are likely Tuesday morning and afternoon.

The storms may cause localized flooding of roadways and areas of poor drainage.

Scattered strong thunderstorms are expected, and pockets of damaging wind are possible Tuesday, especially during the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

The change in the weather pattern will bring the return of rain and cool air to the northeastern United States this week, while elevating the risk for travel disruptions, according to an AccuWeather release.

A storm which produced severe weather to the Plains on Saturday and will bring soaking rain to the Southeastern states on Monday will then cut through the dry and mild conditions in New Jersey and Pennsylvania by Tuesday, according to AccuWeather.

Soaking rain will march from west to east across the Ohio Valley and into the mid-Atlantic and eventually the Northeast prior to the middle of the week, according to AccuWeather. The advancing rain may be accompanied by strong, gusty winds and even a few rumbles of thunder.

“Across much of this region, it has been dry recently, which should mean that the ground can absorb most of the rainfall,” AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said in the release.
The pace of the storm should limit the period of heaviest rain and the flood threat to a localized level.
“[However], watch for street flooding,” Pastelok said.

Here is the forecast:

• Monday: A slight chance of showers between noon and 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Light southeast wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday night: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 75. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Tuesday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 59. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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