As if we haven’t had enough rain this month, another storm system is setting its sights on New Jersey this week and could bring 1 to 2 inches of rain to areas already saturated by the recent storms.
Although light showers are in the forecast for Wednesday, the National Weather Service says a batch of steadier, heavier rain is likely Thursday.
Overall, forecasters are projecting a half-inch to 1 inch of rain in northwestern sections of New Jersey, along with eastern Pennsylvania, 1 to 1.5 inches of rain along the Interstate 95 corridor and nearly 2 inches of rain along the Jersey Shore.
“This will have implications on impacts due to flooding as soils remain very saturated from the weekend rain,” the weather service’s main forecast office in New Jersey said Tuesday morning. “This rain may lead to additional rises on creeks, streams, and rivers across the area.”
The weekend storm dumped as much as 3 to 4 inches of rain — close to a full month’s worth — on many areas of New Jersey during the morning and afternoon on Saturday, sparking numerous flood warnings and flood advisories as rivers and streams reached minor flood stage.
Many areas of the state continue to experience minor coastal flooding Tuesday from the heavy rain that fell last weekend, coupled with high tides caused by the full March moon.
This month is already one of the wettest Marches on record in New Jersey, along with New York City and Philadelphia. And more rain is on the way this week.Len Melisurgo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
High March rainfall totals
Combined with a series of rain storms during the first nine days of March, this month is already shaping up to be one of the wettest Marches on record in the Garden State, as well as New York City and Philadelphia, according to data from the National Weather Service.
- The Newark area has already measured 7.46 inches of rain this month, when it normally gets a total of 4.13 inches in March. As of today, this is the fifth wettest March on record at Newark Liberty International Airport, with data going back to 1931.
- Down at the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona, this has been the fourth wettest March on record since 1943, with 8.14 inches of rain falling through Tuesday morning in an area that usually gets 4.52 inches of rain the entire month.
- In the Trenton area of Mercer County, 7.17 inches of rain has already fallen this month, compared to the normal March total of 4 inches. As of now, this ranks as the 11th wettest March on record in the Trenton area, with weather service data going all the way back to 1865.
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