Sep 19, 2004
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan interacting with a slowly moving cold front caused widespread very heavy rain to fall from the late evening of the 17th through the first half of the day on the 18th in Sussex County. Doppler Radar storm total estimates averaged between 2 and 5 inches throughout the county. The torrential rain caused widespread poor drainage, creek and river flooding. It was the worst flooding along the Delaware River since 1955. Extensive damage also occurred within the Delaware W
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5426516). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sussex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.