Heavy Rain, Passaic
- When
- December 29, 2:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Passaic County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New Jersey, December 29, 1997
A low pressure system developed off the Carolina Coast Monday morning, December 29th, while a high pressure system was northeast of the area. As the low moved north along the coast, it rapidly intensified.
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
- 3
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 Carolina Coast Monday morning, December 29th, while a high pressure system was northeast of the area. As the low moved north along the coast, it rapidly intensified. The low moved over New York City (Brooklyn) during the evening and passed over New England during Tuesday December 30th.A wind-swept heavy rain preceded and accompanied this low pressure system. Thunder and lightning accompanied some of the heavier downpours. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches, which caused some flooding of roads and low-lying poor drainage areas. Heavy rain also caused many small rivers and streams to rise near bankfull levels.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:o Passaic County - rainfall amounts ranged from 1.02 inches at Charlotteburg to 3.96 inches at West Milford.o Bergen County - rainfall amounts ranged from 1.33 inches in Midland Park to 3.42 inches in Oakland.o Union County - rainfall amounts ranged from 1.62 inches at Elizabeth to 3.27 inches at Canoe Brook.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Bergen
- When
- December 29, 2:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bergen County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Union
- When
- December 29, 2:00 PM EST to 11:00 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
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 29, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 29, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 29, 1997
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, December 1997
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: 5623655, 5623656, 5623657.