The Brief

A State of Emergency has been declared in New Jersey, beginning Thursday afternoon.

The order is in preparation for potential flash flooding and severe storms expected to hit the state.

Certain areas could see as much as 7 inches of rain.

A round of severe storms is hitting New Jersey on Thursday afternoon and evening, bringing heavy rainfall that could cause flash floods and possible tornadoes across the state.

Already, 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in northwestern New Jersey in just one hour, according to the NWS .

What we know:

The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for South Plainfield, Carteret and North Plainfield earlier this afternoon, but it has since expired.

That came just hours after acting New Jersey Gov. Tahesha Way declared that a State of E

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