A flood watch is in effect for east coast metro areas of South Florida on Monday due to a potential tropical system that is producing heavy rain and thunderstorms off Florida’s east coast. The low-pressure area is forecast to move across Florida in the next day or so and then move into the northwestern Gulf by late Tuesday,

A tropical rainstorm, also designated as Invest 93L by the National Hurricane Center, formed on the Atlantic coast of Florida on Monday afternoon and was already bringing tropical rainfall across central and southern Florida.

Heavy rain is sweeping across parts of the Northeast, inundating parts of New Jersey with flash flooding that stranded vehicles in roadways and led to the declaration of a state of emergency