Feb 24, 2016
A strong low pressure system moving north through the Great Lakes region, combined with its associated warm front and cold front, copious amounts of moisture, and low level jet, produced strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, flash flooding, and stream flooding in New Jersey late Wednesday afternoon and evening, February 24th, with stream flooding continuing into Thursday, February 25th. Thousands were without power for a period across the state, focused in South Jersey.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 613223). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mercer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.