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.

The National Weather Service is forecasting seven more days of unsettled weather across New Jersey, with daily chances of showers and

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4 and 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

With a hot and juicy atmosphere, torrential downpours and flash flooding are back in play for at least part of New Jersey late Wednesday.

At least one person was killed and 13 others, including a 7-year-old, were injured in a lightning strike at an outdoor archery club in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, according to officials.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory that includes Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, as well as Mercer County in New Jersey.

The intense thunderstorm may have looked and sounded like a tornado, but that's not what happened, according to forecasters who examined the damage.

A heat advisory will be in effect as 'oppressively hot with very humid conditions' hits Delaware on July 17. See the weather forecast.