The National Weather Service has issued flash flood watches for parts of 17 New Jersey counties on Monday to start a stormy week.

New Yorkers in basement apartments were told to be ready to leave and New Jersey’s governor declared a state of emergency after heavy rains in the northeast caused flash flooding, officials said

A powerful round of thunderstorms is expected to hit New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania beginning Monday afternoon, July 14, with the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding, possible power outages,

Flash flood warnings were issued by the National Weather Service Monday night as heavy storms rolled into the area. Flood warnings were issued for Morris, Warren, Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Hudson, Passaic, Middlesex, Somerset and Union Counties, according to the National Weather Service.

Parts of New York City and Northern New Jersey were inundated on Monday night as widespread thunderstorms moved through.

Heavy rains during the evening brought flooding, road closures and power outages throughout New Jersey, which is under a state of emergency.

Just one day after a fast-moving storm swept through New Jersey, causing dramatic rescues, a home explosion, and multiple deaths, officials have issued both a Flood Watch and Heat Advisory for the region.

Another round of showers and thunderstorms moved across the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday after intense rain set off dangerous flash flooding from Virginia to New York on Monday, leaving at least two dead and prompting dozens of rescues as water overwhelmed roads and subways.

A Flood Watch is in effect in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with potential flash flooding from heavy rains.