The National Weather Service has issued flash flood watches for parts of 17 New Jersey counties on Monday to start a stormy week.

New York and New Jersey hit by torrential rain and flash floods, forcing highway closures, suspending subway lines and flight delays.

A Flood Watch is in effect in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with potential flash flooding from heavy rains.

Two people in Plainfield, New Jersey, died after their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during a severe storm overnight. The storm caused flash flooding across the US Northeast. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confirmed the fatalities on Tuesday.

Forecasters warned more rain and flash flood risk is expected on July 15 after storms flooded out roads the day before.

A state of emergency has been declared in New Jersey, while New York subway stations were flooded. Flash flood warnings were issued in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Just one day after a fast-moving storm swept through New Jersey, causing dramatic rescues, a home explosion, and multiple deaths, officials have issued both a Flood Watch and Heat Advisory for the region.

Another round of showers and thunderstorms moved across the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday after intense rain set off dangerous flash flooding from Virginia to New York on Monday, leaving at least two dead and prompting dozens of rescues as water overwhelmed roads and subways.