4 Inches Of Rain, Floods Possible In Parsippany Through Wednesday

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Forecasters expect the upcoming storm to hit New Jersey hard, with parts of Morris County potentially among the most affected. Parsippany could see 3 to 4 inches of rain with the storm expected to last into Wednesday.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch in 17 New Jersey counties, including Morris, from 8 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Garden State could experience severe thunderstorms Monday night.

Forecasters expect 1-4 inches of rain throughout the state. But Parsippany is in an area expected to get 3-4 inches. But uncertainty remains high because of small shifts that could create significant differences in impacts throughout the state, according to the National Weather Service.

Parsippany saw about 6 inches of rain in early September, when the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through New Jersey. Read more: Parsippany Gets 6 Inches Of Rain, Major Roads Flooded

Here's the forecast for Parsippany as of 1 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service:

• Monday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Low around 55. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. High near 60. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Tuesday night: Showers, mainly before 3am. Low around 49. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

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