Hundreds of flights at the area airports have already been canceled Tuesday morning following a day of severe thunderstorms with more rainy, windy weather ahead.
Airlines that operate out of Newark Liberty International Airport have canceled 140 flights as of 7:40 a.m. with another 66 scrapped at LaGuardia and 21 more grounded at John F. Kennedy airports, according to FlightAware.com. Ten scheduled departures out of Philadelphia International Airport have also been canceled. Dozens more are delayed.
Thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and possible hail are expected to develop as early as midday and threaten the state through the afternoon and evening, forecasters say.
One to 2 inches of rain likely and up to 3 inches is possible where the heaviest rain falls.
Parts of New Jersey already received 3 to 5 inches of rain during Monday’s storms.
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