An NorEaster is expected to dump a lot of rain in Hoboken over the next 24 hours or so. Here is the Flood Watch and Weather Forecast from the National Weather Service (http://weather.gov/) ….

FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 421 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 …

HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE AREAL AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING…

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU

-421 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 …

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

And here is the Hoboken Weather forecast:

This Afternoon: Periods of rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 53. North wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Low around 51. Breezy, with a east wind between 16 and 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south wind between 13 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Note: This should be a good test for the recently installed pump at Observer Highway and Washington Street. High tide mix with heavy rain at peak tide is usually when the flooding is at its worst. Hopefully this pump will mitigate the majority of flooding that has plagued Hoboken for years.