Aug 20, 1997
Torrential rain fell across southeast New Jersey as a low pressure system developed over the Delmarva Peninsula and slowly moved northeast across southern New Jersey. A series of thunderstorms developed along this low pressure system's frontal boundaries and trained or moved over the same areas. This caused torrential downpours to fall for several hours across southern and eastern parts of Cumberland County. Storm totals included 10.12 inches in Millville, 8 inches in Cedarville and 7.2 inche
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5621735). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cumberland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.