New Jersey, 1996

Heavy Rain in New Jersey, December 7 to 8, 1996

December 7 to 8, 1996 · NWS PHI · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

A low pressure system developed over South Carolina and Georgia the morning of the 7th and moved quickly northeast passing over the Delmarva Peninsula during the late afternoon of the 7th, just east of the New Jersey during the evening of the 7th and near Portland Maine on the morning of the 8th. For the third time this month at least an inch of rain (heavy at times during the late afternoon and…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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.

A low pressure system developed over South Carolina and Georgia the morning of the 7th and moved quickly northeast passing over the Delmarva Peninsula during the late afternoon of the 7th, just east of the New Jersey during the evening of the 7th and near Portland Maine on the morning of the 8th. For the third time this month at least an inch of rain (heavy at times during the late afternoon and early evening) fell across most of Western New Jersey. Some urban and poor drainage flooding occurred, but no serious injuries or damage were reported. Storm totals included 1.58 inches in Estell Manor (Atlantic County), 1.50 inches in Mount Laurel (Burlington County), 1.37 inches in Millville (Cumberland County) and New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 1.33 inches within Atlantic City, 1.28 inches in Verga (Gloucester County), 1.20 inches in Atsion (Burlington County), 1.19 inches in Cherry Hill (Camden County) and Mount Holly (Burlington County) and 1.18 inches in Somerdale (Camden County).

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Event by event

14 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Warren

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Coordinates
40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Middlesex

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Northwestern Burlington

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Western Ocean

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Ocean forecast zone
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Eastern Monmouth

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Eastern Ocean

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Salem

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Salem forecast zone
Coordinates
39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Gloucester

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Gloucester forecast zone
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Camden

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Coordinates
39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Cumberland

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Coordinates
39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Western Atlantic

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Atlantic forecast zone
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Western Cape May

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Cape May forecast zone
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Eastern Cape May

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Eastern Atlantic

When
December 7, 10:00 AM EST to December 8, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (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.

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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: 5577424, 5577425, 5577426, 5577427, 5577428, 5577429, 5577430, 5577431, 5577432, 5577433, 5577434, 5577435, 5577436, 5577437.