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Flood — Morris, NJ

Apr 1, 2005

Heavy rain and widespread flooding affected the Passaic and Delaware River Basins. In all, about 6,000 persons were evacuated along the Delaware and Passaic River Basins in New Jersey with about 3,200 homes damaged. New Jersey Acting Governor Richard J. Codey declared a state of emergency on April 3rd. In Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer and Morris Counties, about 1,800 homes and businesses were flooded, 25 homes were destroyed. Many of the homes and businesses that were flooded, had flooding

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5449419). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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