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

Torrential rain in the Northeast led to flooding in New York and New Jersey, resulting in highway closures. Here we offer you the latest updates.

Two people are killed as their vehicle is swept up in floodwaters in New Jersey while in New York, the rains flood the subway system.

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The tornado warnings in Atlantic and Ocean counties in New Jersey are no longer in effect on Wednesday night.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.

A powerful round of thunderstorms is expected to hit New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania beginning Monday afternoon, July 14, with the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding, possible power outages,