Coastal Flood, Bergen
- When
- December 6, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bergen forecast zone
Coastal Flood in New Jersey, December 6, 1996
A strong low pressure system developed just off the DELMARVA Coast early Friday morning and moved slowly northeast. It produced heavy rain and strong gusty winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 6
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 strong low pressure system developed just off the DELMARVA Coast early Friday morning and moved slowly northeast. It passed south of Long Island during the late morning before moving east of Long Island Friday afternoon.It produced heavy rain and strong gusty winds. Rainfall amounts ranged from 1 to 2 inches. Rain changed to wet snow over higher elevations as the storm moved east. Peak wind gusts ranged from 40 to 50 MPH.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:Bergen County: from 1.26 inches at Teterboro to 1.44 inches at Franklin Lakes.Passaic County: from 0.99 inches at Wanaque to 1.62 inches at Charlotteburg.Essex County: 1.84 inches at Verona and 1.88 inches at Essex Falls.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Coastal Flood, Eastern Passaic
- When
- December 6, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Passaic forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood, Essex
- When
- December 6, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
Coastal Flood, Hudson
- When
- December 6, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hudson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood, Union
- When
- December 6, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
Coastal Flood, Western Passaic
- When
- December 6, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Passaic forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Coastal Flood
- Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in New York, December 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 6, 1996
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 6, 1996
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, December 6, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 6, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, December 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 6, 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: 5582422, 5582423, 5582424, 5582425, 5582426, 5582427.