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Flash Flood — Bergen, NJ

Aug 3, 2024

A stationary front over the area on August 3rd was the focus for the development of several rounds of heavy thunderstorms across the area. These thundersotmrs produced flash flooding in portions of northeast New Jersey. CAPE values of near 2000 J/kg with PWATs of of around 2 inches resulted in thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall with rates upwards of 2 per hour. Rainfall totals were 1-3 inches.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1212401). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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