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Flash Flood — Burlington, NJ

Jun 27, 2015

Showers and thunderstorms, particularly during the first half of the evening on the 27th brought very heavy rain to New Jersey and caused poor drainage and flash flooding in the southern half of the state. Soil conditions were wetter than usual for late June leading into this event and made it easier for flooding to occur. Event precipitation totals reached two to five inches in central and southern New Jersey and one to two inches in the northern third of the state. Lighter showers arrived duri

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 586216). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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