School Bus Crash, Floating Cars, Lightning In NJ: What's Next?

New Jersey had an unusually bad day on Saturday as flash flooding caused all sorts of problems throughout the state, and a school bus crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike. More of the same bad weather could be on the way, according to forecasters.

The school bus crashed left 42 injured in East Brunswick. Cars, meanwhile, were floating in what appeared to be an overflowing river in Wayne and Little Falls. Streets in small towns and cities were more than knee-deep in water. Lightning struck a house in Edison.

Read more: Shocking Videos Show Floating Cars In NJ Floods, Piling Up

Heavy rain and thunderstorms could happen after 1 p.m. across the state on Sunday as a hazardous weather outlook and a coastal flood advisory have been issued. High tide on the New Jersey oceanfront could be especially troubling when it occurs between 9 and 10 p.m. (see forecast below).

Here are the alerted areas:

Here is what happened:

East Brunswick

A school bus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike left 42 people injured on Saturday, including both adults and children who were returning from a picnic, police said.

Parts of the turnpike were shut down at the East Brunswick accident site as the bus passengers were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The bus, which flipped at mile-marker 79.9 around 5:25 p.m. on the northbound side, was returning to Newark after a day at the Mayor's Family Reunion Picnic in Black Bear Lake Camp in Millstone, according to city officials. Read more here...

Clifton

Verona

Hackensack

Nutley

Hoboken

Little Falls

Fairview

Dozens of people were displaced from their homes after a retaining wall collapsed in Fairview, according to News12. The wall smashed the backyards of three homes.

Heavy rain and a damaged drain pipe caused water to back up and flood the area, according to News12. The water then ended up moving to the Fairview Gardens apartment complex, where the retaining wall behind it collapsed.

Here is video of the scene:

Wayne

Edison

An Edison home was sustained significant damage when it was struck by lightning Saturday morning, fire officials said.

The 5 Sarah Court home was struck around 7:20 a.m. during a heavy thunderstorm, Edison Fire Capt. Andy Toth said. The family left the home after smelling smoke upstairs, and all were uninjured. Read more here...

Randolph

Clifton

Newark

Ocean City

Forecast

Here is the forecast for the rest of the weekend:

• Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 69. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Monday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and midnight, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Photo courtesy of Katie Keehner