Aug 21, 2015
An approaching cold front coupled with a warm, moist airmass triggered scattered showers and thunderstorms across southeastern Pennsylvania and into central and southern New Jersey during the late evening of the 20th through the early morning of the 21st. The thunderstorms were accompanied by heavy rainfall, leading to areas of flash flooding. In addition, isolated wind damage also occurred. Doppler radar estimates, as well as actual storm total measurements, ranged from around 2 to 4 inches whe
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 599762). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cape May County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.