Sep 8, 2011
The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee that interacted with a stalled frontal boundary produced several days with periods of heavy rain across New Jersey from the 5th into the 8th. Event precipitation totals averaged 3 to 8 inches, with lesser amounts in Atlantic, Cape May and eastern Ocean Counties. The heavy rain caused renewed flooding mainly to the west and northwest of the New Jersey Turnpike corridor with mainly moderate flooding along the main stem of the Delaware River with moderate to major
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 349901). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mercer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.