Heavy Rain, Bergen
- When
- December 13, 10:00 PM EST to December 14, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bergen County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New Jersey, December 13 to 14, 1996
A low pressure system developed off the Virginia Coast during Friday, December 13th. 63 inches at Canoe Brook.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
A low pressure system developed off the Virginia Coast during Friday, December 13th. It rapidly intensified as it moved slowly east out to sea during Saturday, December 14th.This low produced heavy rain across the area, which briefly changed to snow before ending.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:Passaic County: 1.20 inches at Ringwood and 1.36 inches at Wayne.Bergen County: from 1.12 inches at Ridgewood to 1.91 inches at Franklin Lakes.Essex County: from 1.34 inches at Newark Airport to 1.86 inches at Verona.Union County: 2.63 inches at Canoe Brook.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Essex
- When
- December 13, 10:00 PM EST to December 14, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Passaic
- When
- December 13, 10:00 PM EST to December 14, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Passaic County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Union
- When
- December 13, 10:00 PM EST to December 14, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in New Mexico, December 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, December 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, December 13, 1996
- Coastal Flood in New York, December 13, 1996
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, December 13 to 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 13 to 14, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 13 to 14, 1996
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, December 13 to 14, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 13, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Pennsylvania, December 13, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, December 13 to 14, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 1996
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582590, 5582591, 5582592, 5582593.