A Flood Watch is in effect for most of New Jersey until Tuesday evening, as the worst-case scenario still shows very heavy rain over a swath of the state.
On and off rain will make for a damp and dreary Monday across New Jersey, although this is only a one-day burst of wet weather and definitely not a drought buster.
New Jersey's atmosphere turned violent one year ago, as severe thunderstorms spawned six damaging twisters in Essex, Mercer, Burlington, and Ocean counties.
The weather station at Newark Liberty International Airport has been reading abnormally warm for many months, making our recent record heat highly suspect.
The technical definition of a heat wave requires three consecutive days of 90+ degree temperatures. That happens often in New Jersey in the summertime.