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Governor Phil Murphy will be in Monroe Township on Monday morning to visit some of the flood-damaged neighborhoods that were hit hardest by Tropical Storm Henri.
Storm Henri weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday evening, as it crept to the northeast and continued to unleash showers over an area already saturated with heavy rain.
Middlesex County appears to have suffered the worst, with residents of towns like Helmetta, Jamesburg and Monroe evacuating their homes in parts. Almost 9 inches of rain have been reported to Cranbury.
The storm is expected to continue producing heavy rain and flooding in areas of New England, New York, New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania through Monday.
Murphy, along with county and local officials, is expected to be in Monroe Township by 10 a.m. in the community of Rossmoor, where the water has risen to the front doors of some of the houses.
Appearing on CBS New York on Sunday, Murphy said his main concern was flooding “especially in the central part of the state.”
People also had to be rescued in other parts of the state, including 86 people in Newark, according to public safety officials.
There were further reports of flooding in Bergen and Passaic counties overnight as rain continued to drench the area.
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