Severe storms hammered parts of the tri-state area Monday afternoon into the late evening hours, flooding City subways, prompting dozens of water rescues and triggering a state of emergency in hard-hit parts of New Jersey.

New Jersey is expected to miss the heaviest rainfall in the latest round of thunderstorms on Tuesday, but more flash flooding is possible.

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

Atlantic, Hill Country, Texas, central Florida, southern Arizona, and the Upper Midwest are at risk for more flooding rainfall on Tuesday.

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

Two weather headlines are emerging for New Jersey over the next few days: A continuing chance for showers and thunderstorms, and rising heat and humidity.

A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms remains Wednesday night. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. A southwest wind around 5 mph is anticipated. New rainfall amounts are generally expected to be less than a tenth of an inch, with higher amounts possible from thunderstorms.