NEXT Weather: Prepare for a wet Monday evening

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – While we're already seeing showers and some marginally severe storms Sunday, our main focus after this evening will be Monday, as a powerful system moves across the region and gives us an enhanced risk of severe weather.

Scattered storms moved in late Sunday afternoon, providing the area with heavy rain and some gusty winds. The biggest threat with these storms is flash flooding. If you're driving and unsure how deep the water is on a roadway, don't attempt to drive through. The mantra "turn around, don't drown" applies!

Most of the rain will taper off through tonight, but mostly cloudy skies with areas of fog will remain into early Monday.

Scattered showers and storms will be possible through the middle of Monday, but a larger area of storms will roll in from the west Monday afternoon/evening. 

For that reason, Monday is a NEXT Weather Alert Day. We will have live team coverage throughout the late morning and early afternoon to help keep you prepared and ahead the storms.

Much of the area will be under the ENHANCED risk (3 on 0-5 scale) for severe weather with damaging winds and large hail being the primary threats. Timing of the severe threat will need to be fine-tuned, but right now it looks like it'll move into our western counties between 4-6 p.m, the Philly area and south Jersey between 5-8 p.m. and the Shore between 8-10 p.m. 

In addition to the threat of damaging winds, hail and a small risk for a tornado the storms that roll through Monday will have the potential to produce locally heavy rain. Flash flooding will be a major concern, with 1-2" of rain not out of the question in a short period of time.

Better news ahead though, as drier weather is likely to move in by the end of the week.