Thursday will bring the fourth day in a row with a NEXT Weather Alert for the Philadelphia region, though it will be due to storms and flooding, not necessarily the heat. It will be hot, but it won't be as hot as the previous days.

New Jersey officials have declared a State of Emergency Thursday, ahead of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding threats in the region.

Forecasters are bracing for strong storms that will bring a much-needed break from the oppressive heat that's gripped the region over the last several days.