Weather Update: Flash Flood Watch Effective Until Tuesday Evening

Merely hours after being pounded with heavy rain, New Jersey residents could be in for another bout of showers and thunderstorms on Monday.

Flash flood watches and advisories have been issued for much of the state, including Westfield. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for Westfield, effective until 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Periods of showers and thunderstorms, producing heavy rainfall, are expected through Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Rainfall rates as high as 2 to 3 inches per hour are possible. Such rainfall could cause flash flooding and flashy streams and small rivers to go over bankfull in northeast New Jersey.

Additionally, these amounts could cause dangerous roadway flooding and could be amplified by blocked storm drains.

Here’s your weather forecast from the NWS for the remainder of Monday and Tuesday:

• Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 68. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 57. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
• Tuesday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 70. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tuesday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.