A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. The highest New Jersey rainfall totals were recorded in Central Jersey, where Flemington received a state-high 11 inches. Cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A wide range of totals was seen in Morris, including 3.21 inches in Boonton, but 5.55 inches next door in Parsippany, where several road and highway closures were reported. Long Hill had 7.2 inches and topped the early totals in Morris County, according to data from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Cooperative. During storm events, users can access the latest rain total estimates every 30 minutes after the hour. Lower totals were seen along the New York state border, from 4.51 in Vernon to 5.66 inches in Ramsey. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 7-hour rain and snow forecast for Hillsborough, NJ with 24-hour rain accumulation, radar and satellite maps of precipitation by Weather Underground. The highest totals so far spread from 8.8 inches in North Arlington and 7.18 inches in Paramus to 7.6 inches in Somerset, according to weather-tracking sources. Reports were still updating early Thursday morning, with most towns getting at least 4 inches. August was the wettest month on record in New Jersey since record keeping began in 1895.

Precipitation totals were higher than normal in August across the State. Police and emergency responders continue to tend to flooded roads and homes as river banks continue to rise from the record-breaking rainfall totals left behind from Tropical Storm Ida. Rainfall in New Jersey during August 1 through August 26, 2011, ranged from 8 inches to more than16 inches, 150 to 600 percent of normal.

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