Flood, Camden
- When
- December 6, 8:00 AM EST to 11:15 AM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in New Jersey, December 6, 1996
The combination of heavy rain and higher than normal tides helped cause flooding along the Cooper River in Camden County. Admiral Wilson Boulevard along tidal sections of the Cooper River in Camden was closed.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 PHI wrote it up.
The combination of heavy rain and higher than normal tides helped cause flooding along the Cooper River in Camden County. Admiral Wilson Boulevard along tidal sections of the Cooper River in Camden was closed. Farther upstream, at Haddonfield, the Cooper River was above its 2.8 foot flood stage from 8 a.m. through 1115 a.m. EST on the 6th. It crested at 2.87 feet at 915 a.m. EST on the 6th. Storm totals from Camden County included 1.5 inches in Pennsauken, 1.39 inches in Somerdale and 1.37 inches in Cherry Hill. No serious injuries or damage were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, 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
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5577383.