Coastal Flood Advisory for Tonight Following Storms Today

As heavy rains pounded the area this morning, the National Weather Service extended a coastal flood watch for much of coastal New Jersey to cover tonight's high tide.

Tides are expected to crest in local oceanfront towns not long after 8 p.m. at about 7 feet above mean low tide, prompting the NWS to advise residents to park their cars away from areas where standing water collects and to avoid driving through flood waters.

Rain and thunderstorms – occasionally powerful ones, which could dump a lot of rain is a short amount of time – are expected to continue today and tomorrow, according to the current forecast. More than two inches of rain could fall by Thursday.

Here's the outlook for Lacey for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service's Mount Holly station:

Today: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. High near 64. East wind around 14  mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. East wind between 13 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 68. East wind between 14 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of rain. Low around 59. Southeast wind between 6 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Friday Night: A chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.