Yes, It Really Rained That Much In Morris County This May

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — You know the saying: April showers bring May flowers. But there likely aren't any May flowers left, after several rainstorms pummeled the county this week.

Most of the focus was on a tornado in nearby Stanhope that downed trees and power lines. In addition to fierce winds, rainfall totals far surpassed the averages for a typical May. In May 2019, Morris County saw eight inches of rain— nearly four inches more than normal.

Most of that rain came during the series of thunderstorms the county saw this past week. A Morristown weather spotter reported 1.66 inches of rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning alone, with another inch reported on Thursday morning, and an additional 1.25 inches in Harding reported Friday morning.

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Morris County wasn't the only area to get more rain than usual: It was one of ten counties that got 75 percent more rain that normal, and every single state got at least 11 percent more rain than last May, according to the National Weather Service (see a full map below).

And the storms aren't over yet. June is set to start off with a chance of thunderstorms in Morris County. Here is the weekend weather forecast for this weekend, according to the NWS:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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