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New Jersey Flood Stories

1,015 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Jersey, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood

Morris, NJ · Jan 1, 2024

A coastal surface low moved north/northeastward on Wednesday night into Thursday (December 27-28th). Total rainfall amounts across the forecast area varied from about 1.00 inches up to 3.00 inches. The heaviest rains fell west of the I-95 corridor.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Ocean, NJ · Jul 18, 2005

Thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused urban and poor drainage flooding as well as flooding of creeks in southeastern Ocean County from Berkeley Township south through Eagleswood Township. Doppler Radar storm total estimates reached 5 inches.

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Flood$25K damage

Gloucester, NJ · Oct 1, 2010

A series of low pressure systems that moved north along a slowly moving cold front brought heavy rain into the western half of New Jersey on September 30th and October 1st. Event precipitation totals average 3 to 7 inches.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Passaic, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Passaic, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Bergen, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Bergen, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Bergen, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Passaic, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Bergen, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Passaic, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Union, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Passaic, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Union, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flash Flood

Bergen, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A warm front ahead of a developing coastal low pressure system positions itself over the area late on December 17th and into December 18th. As the low pressure intensified and approached, significant amounts of moisture focused along the warm front ahead of the coastal low…

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Flood$10K damage

Sussex, NJ · Mar 7, 2011

A slow moving cold front with waves of low pressure that developed along it brought a precipitation event that dropped between 1.5 and 4 inches of water equivalent across Northern New Jersey from the early morning of the 6th into the early morning of the 7th.

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Flood

Morris, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A strengthening coastal low pressure system brought several rounds of rain to the region Sunday night into Monday (December 17-18th). Total rainfall amounts across the forecast area varied from about 1.50 inches up to 7.00 inches.

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Flood

Somerset, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A strengthening coastal low pressure system brought several rounds of rain to the region Sunday night into Monday (December 17-18th). Total rainfall amounts across the forecast area varied from about 1.50 inches up to 7.00 inches.

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Flood

Atlantic, NJ · Dec 18, 2023

A strengthening coastal low pressure system brought several rounds of rain to the region Sunday night into Monday (December 17-18th). Total rainfall amounts across the forecast area varied from about 1.50 inches up to 7.00 inches.

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