The remnants of former Tropical Storm Fred could bring heavy bouts of rain to New Jersey on Wednesday and early Thursday with the potential for flooding from up to 5 inches of rain, particularly in counties along the Delaware River, forecasters say.
Fred is now a tropical depression lashing eastern Alabama and western Georgia with heavy rain. Fred’s heaviest rainfall will hit New Jersey in the latter half of Wednesday before moving toward New England on Thursday morning.
While most of New Jersey should escape with between a half inch and 1.5 inches of rain, portions of Sussex, Warren, Morris and Hunterdon could see localized amounts of 3 to 5 inches, the National Weather Service said.
Those four counties and Somerset County could experience “several instances of flooding” on Wednesday, especially in urban and poor-drainage areas and near vulnerable small creeks and streams. The steadiest, heaviest rain should hold off for most of Wednesday though it will be plenty humid, the weather service said in its Tuesday morning forecast discussion.
The remnants of Fred could result in heavy rain and chances for flash flooding from late Wednesday through the end of the week, according to the weather service’s New York office, which covers the state’s five northeast counties (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic).
The rest of the state is in a similar situation with chances of showers and thunderstorms each day the rest of the week. Wednesday and Thursday will be the soggiest days, according to AccuWeather.com.
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms possible.
Friday and Saturday should both provide some sun. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s all week with overnight lows in the upper 60s and low 70s.
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