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 extremely heavy rain to fall over several hours especially across southern parts of Ocean County. Doppler Radar storm total estimates in Little Egg Harbor Township were between 8 and 10 inc
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5621743). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ocean County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.