Jan 3, 1999
Heavy rain fell during the morning of the 3rd across New Jersey. There was still some freezing rain in Sussex County. The heaviest rain fell across eastern New Jersey where rainfall rates of an inch per hour lasted for two to three hours. This caused flooding of some streams in Monmouth, Camden and Atlantic Counties and precipitated a mud slide that destroyed one unit of a condominium complex in Highlands (Monmouth County). The occupants of the unit suffered natural gas inhalation, but were
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5684755). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monmouth County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.