Flood, Union
- When
- June 3, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in New Jersey, June 3, 1996
S. Coast moved northwest toward the Mid-Atlantic Coast.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
A low pressure system off the Southeast U.S. Coast moved northwest toward the Mid-Atlantic Coast. Blocked by a high pressure system to its' northeast, the low turned north and weakened as it passed just east of New York City before dawn on Tuesday, June 4th.Heavy rain caused widespread urban flooding (of low-lying and poor drainage areas), including street flooding. Several traffic accidents occurred as a result of "slick" roads.In Essex County, the roof of a car was barely visible as it floated under the McClellan Street underpass in Newark. Urban flooding also closed a section of McCarter Highway near Third Ave. and a portion of Frelinghuysen Ave. near McClellan Street.Here are some specific rainfall amounts:o For Passaic County - 2.97 inches at Wayne.o For Bergen County - from 2.52 inches at Saddle River to 2.79 inches at River Vale.o For Essex County - from 2.65 inches at Newark Airport to 3.02 inches at West Orange.o For Union County - 3.46 inches at Elizabeth.
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
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- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 3, 1996
- Hail in Alabama, June 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 3, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5580380.