N.J. weather: Flash flood warnings issued as strong thunderstorms dump heavy rain on parts of state [Video]

The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings in several New Jersey counties because of strong thunderstorms that have dumped heavy rain on some areas of the state Tuesday afternoon. The thunderstorms have also prompted ground stops at Newark Liberty International Airport along with John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Philadelphia International airports.

One flash flood warning, issued about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, is effective through 6:15 p.m. and covers central sections of Middlesex County and northeastern sections of Monmouth County, where up to 2 inches of rain had been reported shortly before 4 p.m.

Another flash flood warning, issued shortly before 5 p.m., covers a wide swath of Monmouth County and is effective through 9 p.m., while another warning covers parts of Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth through 8:15 p.m.

A flash flood warning for parts of New York includes southeastern sections of Bergen County, with that warning continuing through 7:45 p.m. (See the latest flood …