Monday provided some desperately needed rain to some spots of New Jersey — so much rain that it led to flash flooding for some areas. But for those areas that were on the drier side, it may be a while before the next chance for precipitation.
Some areas in New Jersey got nearly six inches of rain Monday, with Surf City getting the most at 5.77 inches. The heavy storms and downpours led to many areas getting more than three inches, which was badly needed for plants that have struggled amid drought conditions.
There were also reports of flooding and lightning strikes into the late afternoon and early evening, with a house in Nutley reportedly getting struck. No injuries or major damage was reported. Check the latest weather alerts for your neighborhood here.
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While New Jersey was hit hard with the sudden downpours and storms, New York City remained fairly dry. Central Park only got .19 inches of rain, which won't do much to help the very dry ground.
After a lull overnight, Tuesday morning kicks off another round of possible thunderstorms. Isolated showers with thunder possible are expected, particularly by the afternoon. The coverage and intensity of the rain will be far lower compared to what some saw on Monday, however.
A front moves through at night, and takes any rain with it. The chances for rain in the next 10 days after that aren't great, either.
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Abundant sunshine returns Wednesdays, and highs are expected to climb back to around 90 degrees. The heat sticks around through Friday, when another front pushes through, bringing temperatures back down to the low to mid 80s for the weekend.
That front on Friday could produce a few storms, and another system early to mid next week could being another round as well, but accumulations from either aren't likely to be impressive, which means chances are drought conditions will persist.
