New Jersey residents should expect persistent rain and potential thunderstorms over the next 24 to 48 hours. Rain will become steadier throughout the afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts are expected to range from .

Widespread showers & storms today. Severe storms and flooding possible. Scattered showers & storms linger through the end of the week. Warming to the 80s and building humidity.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is on heightened alert after recent threats from a militia-style group that believes the agency’s Doppler radar systems are being used as “weather weapons.”

Showers will continue to filter out for the rest of your Mother’s Day evening. The severe threat is minimal, but we are watching for areas of flash flooding.

A more active severe weather pattern is ahead beginning later this week in the Plains and Midwest that could produce large hail, wind damage and possibly a tornado threat.