Flooding, Delays, Power Outages After Stormy Night In NJ: See Impacts

NEW JERSEY — Fierce storms and heavy rain battered parts of North Jersey overnight Sunday, prompting a flash flood warning and leading to power outages, transit delays, and traffic crashes.

Forecasters say to expect more rain and thunderstorms on Monday, most likely in the evening; temperatures will remain in the low-to-mid 80s.

More than 4 inches of precipitation fell in parts of Essex, Somerset, Morris, and Union counties, with Warren Township getting 5.85 inches of rain since Sunday afternoon, according to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS).

The National Weather Service issued a warning about "life-threatening" flash flooding Sunday night in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union counties, and there was also an overnight flood warning in Morris and Somerset counties that expired Monday at 8 a.m.

Local officials and businesses reported high waters in communities including Morristown, Haledon, Woodland Park, and Belleville (where first responders were conducting several water rescues).

New Jersey Transit reported weather-related signal issues that delayed several train lines Monday, as well — including the Morris & Essex Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line. As of 9:45 a.m., there were more than 2,900 JCP&L customers without power across the state — including more than 1,100 in Hunterdon County, close to 470 in Sussex County, about 130 in Morris County, and 155 in Warren County.

Here are the latest rainfall totals for several North Jersey towns, according to the National Weather Service and CoCoRaHS:

• Warren Township: 5.85 inches
• Long Hill: 4.54 inches
• Madison: 4.52 inches
• New Providence: 4.46 inches
• Livingston: 4.13 inches
• Morristown: 4.08 inches
• Chatham: 4.06 inches
• Watchung: 4.04 inches
• Bernards Township: 3.93 inches
• Livingston: 3.74 inches
• Hackettstown: 3.70 inches
• Maplewood: 3.47 inches
• Oakland: 3.39 inches
• Cedar Grove: 3.45 inches