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Flood — Morris, NJ

Apr 17, 2018

A strong backdoor cold front moved from northeast to southwest across the area late Saturday afternoon April 15th into Sunday morning April 16th. Not only was there a significant drop in temperature coinciding with the passage of the front, but also a stark difference between high temperatures on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, high temperatures ranged from the mid-70s to mid-80s, but only made it to the mid-30s to mid-40s on Sunday. In general, there was a 40 degree temperature drop from Satu

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 746460). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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