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Flood — Bergen, NJ

Apr 15, 2007

A Nor���Easter occurred during Sunday and Monday, April 15th and 16th. It brought heavy rain that caused widespread and significant river, stream, and urban flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Significant river flooding lasted through April 23rd.|Flooding resulted in 2 deaths and in millions of dollars in property damage. Police found a 79 year old man next to his car on a flooded street in Belleville. A 43 year old woman was found in her flooded car when it was pulled from

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 29606). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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