New Jersey
Heavy rain in forecast for N.J. today with flood watch issued
An extended period of heavy rain expected in New Jersey on Wednesday has led forecasters to issue a flood watch for 12 counties with up to 2 inches of rainfall possible between early afternoon and late this evening.
Dry conditions this morning will give way to rain by early afternoon with precipitation pushing in from south to north, according to the National Weather Service.
The flood watch begins at 1 p.m. for Bergen, Burlington, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties. Expect creeks and streams to spill over their banks and for flooding to occur in urban areas and places with poor drainage. The watch expires at 6 a.m. Thursday.
Eastern parts of the state will wind up with the most rain — from 1.5 to 2 inches — before the steadiest and heaviest rain winds down before midnight. Northwestern parts of the state will receive about a half-inch to 1 inch of rain while a wide area stretching from Morristown to Trenton to Vineland collect 1 to 1.5 inches of precipitation.
Highs on Wednesday will be in the mid 50s before dropping into the 40s overnight.
A dense fog advisory has also been issued for 16 counties for Wednesday morning through 10 a.m. The advisory includes Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties.
Though the bulk of the rain will be gone by Thursday, drizzle could linger, the weather service said. Thursday will be a cloudy day with temps again in the 50s.
Sunshine returns on Friday with highs in the 50s, but the weekend is expected to bring more rain.
Forecasters haven’t nailed down the timing of the weekend storm, but a good estimate is that precipitation will roll in during the second half of Saturday and stick around into the first half of Sunday.
There won’t be nearly as much rain as on Wednesday. The weather service says a half-inch to 1.5 inches of rain is likely. Flooding could be the bigger issue with the ground still saturated from two previous rounds of rain this week.
“More rain this weekend could push certain rivers in our region into flood stage or cause rivers coming down from flood stage to rise once again,” the weather service said Wednesday.
The second half of Sunday looks better with partly sunny skies. Highs on both days will be mainly in the 50s.
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Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com
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A severe thunderstorm watch looms over North Jersey on the evening of June 12 after days of extreme heat.
Nation Weather Service New York declared a severe thunderstorm watch for numerous North Jersey counties including Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris and Sussex among other Central Jersey and New York counties. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m., according to the NWS statement.
In an hourly forecast from The Weather Channel for Paramus, there is a 74% chance of thunderstorms at 7 p.m.
High temperatures reached past 90 degrees in many parts of North Jersey on June 11 and June 12 as a heat advisory also remains in effect until 8 p.m., said NWS New York.
“Dangerous heat is expected to continue across much of our region through today, with several record highs likely to be challenged again. High temperatures are forecast to peak into the low to mid 90s across most of the area,” the National Weather Service said Friday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. across the state except for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties.
PHILADELPHIA – Philip McPherson II, a 37-year-old from Riverside, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, June 11, to 78 months in prison for his role in a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed a student pilot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sentencing and charges for fatal Lehigh Valley crash
What we know:
United States District Judge John M. Gallagher sentenced McPherson to 78 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, a $4,300 special assessment, and $19,530 in restitution. Judge Gallagher also barred McPherson from working in the aviation industry.
McPherson pleaded guilty in October to involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, obstruction of an administrative proceeding, and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate.
The backstory:
Court filings show that on September 28, 2022, McPherson took off from Queen City Airport in Allentown as the pilot-in-command with student pilot K.K. and crashed shortly after, resulting in K.K.’s death.
Prosecutors said McPherson acted with gross negligence, knowing he was not competent to fly as pilot-in-command. He had two prior crashes, nearly a third, and failed a reexamination for his pilot’s certificate in September 2021.
McPherson voluntarily surrendered his pilot’s certificate in October 2021 and let his Temporary Airman Certificate expire in November 2021, acknowledging his inability to meet FAA standards.
He admitted to flying with passengers without a valid FAA pilot’s certificate between October 12, 2021, and September 20, 2022.
Investigators from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, FAA, and Salisbury Township Police Department worked on the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Schopf and Special Assistant United States Attorney Marie Miller.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The Source: Information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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