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Flood — Gloucester, NJ

Oct 1, 2010

A series of low pressure systems that moved north along a slowly moving cold front brought heavy rain into the western half of New Jersey on September 30th and October 1st. Event precipitation totals average 3 to 7 inches. Totals were lighter along the immediate coastal counties. Several streams and rivers flooded across the area and there was also poor drainage flooding. The first round of heavy rain occurred mainly west of New Jersey during the early morning of September 30th. The second and h

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 265692). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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