Severe storms hammered parts of the tri-state area Monday afternoon into the late evening hours, flooding City subways, prompting dozens of water rescues and triggering a state of emergency in hard-hit parts of New Jersey.

New York and New Jersey hit by torrential rain and flash floods, forcing highway closures, suspending subway lines and flight delays.

The National Hurricane Center said July 14 it is tracking a system off the Atlantic coast of Florida that could bring heavy rain to the area.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding and road closures around the Lehigh Valley on Monday evening as storms made their way through. More rain is expected this week.

At a news conference Monday, state officials said 101 people remain missing, including 97 in the Kerrville area.

More than 50 million Americans across the East coast were hit with torrential downpours and flash floods overnight with New Jersey now under a state of emergency.

Center Valley, where flooding was reported along Route 309, had a recorded 6 inches of rainfall, making it the highest rainfall total in the Lehigh Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Other areas had about 1 or 2 inches of rain.

Tuesday in the Philadelphia region will be another day with the risk of some heavy rain and storms, but it shouldn't be quite as widespread and heavy as it was on Monday.