Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

NEW JERSEY, South and NorthwestCumberland CountyCountywideMercer CountyCountywideAtlantic CountyCountywideCape May CountyCountywideHunterdon CountyCountywideMiddlesex CountyCountywideMonmouth CountyCountywideOcean CountyCountywideSomerset CountyCountywideMorris CountyCountywideSussex CountyCountywideWarren CountyCountywideNJZ01908090809080908090809080908090809080908090809Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm1200EST1100EST1200EST1200EST1300EST1100EST1300EST1100EST1300EST1300EST1300EST1300EST1300EST1300EST1300EST1300EST1300EST1200EST1400EST1300EST1400EST1400EST0000000000000000000000Heavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainHeavy RainMarch 199808091400EST1400EST0 0Heavy RainBurlington10 1500EST0 0Flood11 0100ESTRain overspread New Jersey during the late morning and early afternoon on the 8th preceding a low pressure system's warm front.The heaviest rain fell during two periods. One burst of heavy rain fell during the late afternoon and evening of the 8th. The secondburst occurred during the morning of the 9th as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the region. Scattered pocketsof heavier rain also affected the northwest part of the state during the afternoon and evening of the 9th.Storm totals averaged between 1.5 and 3.0 inches with the highest amounts falling along the coast and Sussex County. Thiscaused some urban and poor drainage flooding, but was not heavy enough to push most of the major streams or rivers abovebankfull. The one exception was the Rancocas Creek in Burlington County. Low lying areas along the creek started experiencingflooding during the mid day hours on the 9th as the runoff from the heavy rain was slowed by the incoming high tide in the lowerpart of the creek. Damage occurred to bulkheads and basements from Mount Holly to Southampton and also in Brown Mills alongthe north branch of the creek. Flood waters also crept into the backyards of homes in Lumberton near Burlington County Road 541.The North Branch of the Rancocas Creek at Pemberton did reach its flood stage of 2.7 feet the next day (the 10th) at 3 p.m. ESTand remained above flood stage until 1 a.m. EST on the 11th. It crested at 2.71 feet at 7 p.m. EST on the 10th. Elsewhere, theunusually wet winter raised the water table above normal. This led to a rash of basement flooding reports, especially in AtlanticCounty.Storm precipitation totals included 3.13 inches in Freehold (Monmouth County), 3.11 inches in Red Bank (Monmouth County),3.09 inches in Brick Township (Ocean County), 2.95 inches at the Marina in Atlantic City, 2.44 inches in Harvey Cedars (OceanCounty), 2.34 inches in New Lisbon (Burlington County), 2.31 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 2.30 inches in Montague(Sussex County), 2.25 inches in Absecon (Atlantic County), 2.14 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, 2.12 inches inStewartsville (Warren County), 2.10 inches in Atsion (Burlington County), 1.87 inches in Millville (Cumberland County), 1.86115 109