Statewide, rain totals ranged from .11 inches in Hamilton, Mercer County to 6.64 inches in Clark and 6.24 inches in Westfield.

With a hot and juicy atmosphere, torrential downpours and flash flooding are back in play for at least part of New Jersey late Wednesday.

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

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.

Two people have been killed after flash flooding hit New Jersey and New York, as parts of the northeastern US braced for more harsh weather.

Two people in Plainfield, New Jersey, died after their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during a severe storm overnight. The storm caused flash flooding across the US Northeast. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confirmed the fatalities on Tuesday.

Forecasters say some thunderstorm cells have the potential to dump as much as 2 to 3 inches of rain in one hour, posing a risk of rapid flooding.

The tornado warnings in Atlantic and Ocean counties in New Jersey are no longer in effect on Wednesday night. Earlier Wednesday, a tornado warning in New Castle County, Delaware, expired at around 9:15 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect across much of the Philadelphia region for Wednesday evening.