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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.

Flash Flood

Union, NJ · Jul 22, 2019

Flow parallel to a stalled frontal boundary across the region allowed showers and thunderstorms to train across the area during the afternoon and evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Jul 22, 2019

Flow parallel to a stalled frontal boundary across the region allowed showers and thunderstorms to train across the area during the afternoon and evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Bergen, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Passaic, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Aug 7, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeast New Jersey ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of August 7th. These storms developed in an environment with precipitable water values close to 2 inches.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Jul 2, 2021

Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across portions of urban northeast New Jersey.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Jul 2, 2021

Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across portions of urban northeast New Jersey.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Jul 2, 2021

Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across portions of urban northeast New Jersey.

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Flash Flood

Hudson, NJ · Jul 2, 2021

Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across portions of urban northeast New Jersey.

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Flash Flood

Essex, NJ · Jul 2, 2021

Low pressure meandering along a stalled frontal boundary produced scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. With light upper level flow, these storms were generally slow moving, resulting in flash flooding across portions of urban northeast New Jersey.

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Coastal Flood

Western Atlantic, NJ · Jun 3, 2023

Low pressure centered well off the coast and strong high pressure building southward from eastern Canada resulted in the development of a steady onshore wind on June 3.

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Coastal Flood

Eastern Cape May, NJ · Jun 3, 2023

Low pressure centered well off the coast and strong high pressure building southward from eastern Canada resulted in the development of a steady onshore wind on June 3.

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Coastal Flood

Eastern Atlantic, NJ · Jun 3, 2023

Low pressure centered well off the coast and strong high pressure building southward from eastern Canada resulted in the development of a steady onshore wind on June 3.

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Coastal Flood

Western Cape May, NJ · Jun 3, 2023

Low pressure centered well off the coast and strong high pressure building southward from eastern Canada resulted in the development of a steady onshore wind on June 3.

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Flash Flood

Bergen, NJ · Jul 11, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms developed in a warm and humid environment along and ahead of a stationary front/prefrontal trough during the early afternoon hours of July 11th.

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Flood

Bergen, NJ · Apr 7, 2022

A cold front moving through the area brought multiple rounds of rain on April 7th. The front approached and a low pressure system developed over the area resulting in moderate to heavy rain over Northeast New Jersey. 2 to 3 inches of rain fell over a several hour period.

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