Heavy Rain, Atlantic
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Atlantic County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New Jersey, February 23, 1998
Another northeaster brought heavy rain and strong winds to New Jersey on the 23rd and 24th. The heaviest rain fell across coastal areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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.
Another northeaster brought heavy rain and strong winds to New Jersey on the 23rd and 24th. The heaviest rain fell across coastal areas. Rain overspread the state during the morning and early afternoon on the 23rd and became heavy during the afternoon and early evening in the southern part of the state and the late afternoon into the evening in the northern part of the state. The rain lingered well into the 24th, but was not as heavy. While the heavy rain caused the usual urban and poor drainage flooding and some isolated flooding along the North Branch of the Rancocas Creek, no serious flooding was reported.Storm totals included 3.85 inches in Harvey Cedars (Ocean County), 3.23 inches at the Marina in Atlantic City, 2.91 inches in Brick Township (Ocean County), 2.90 inches in Absecon (Atlantic County), 2.77 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, 2.66 inches in Estell Manor (Atlantic County), 2.60 inches in Middletown Township (Monmouth County), 2.24 inches in Iselin (Middlesex County), 2.20 inches in Cape May Courthouse, 2.18 inches in Sandy Hook (Monmouth County), 2.09 inches in Chatham (Morris County), 2.04 inches in Princeton (Mercer County), 2.01 inches in Washington's Crossing (Mercer County) and Stewartsville (Warren County), 1.97 inches in New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 1.87 inches in Atsion (Burlington County), 1.94 inches in Piney Hollow (Gloucester County), 1.83 inches in Millville (Cumberland County), 1.74 inches in Mount Holly (Burlington County), 1.67 inches in Boonton (Morris County), 1.60 in Somerdale (Camden County), 1.58 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County) and Pottersville (Somerset County), 1.31 inches in Verga (Gloucester County) The counterclockwise circulation around the northeaster produced wind gusts as strong as 40 to 45 over inland locations, but much stronger gusts near the coast. Please refer to the separate wind and coastal flooding entry for the New Jersey Shore on this storm.The northeaster responsible for this wet weather was located near New Orleans the morning of February 22th. It moved northeast and reached Myrtle Beach, South Carolina the morning of February 23rd, was about 150 miles east of Atlantic City at daybreak on the 24th and moved to the Gulf of Maine the morning of the 25th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Burlington
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burlington County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Camden
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Camden County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Cape May
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cape May County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Cumberland
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Gloucester
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Hunterdon
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Mercer
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Middlesex
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Monmouth
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monmouth County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Morris
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morris County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Ocean
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ocean County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Salem
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Salem County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Somerset
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Warren
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Flood in California, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, February 23, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 23 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, February 1998
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: 5631768, 5631769, 5631770, 5631771, 5631772, 5631773, 5631774, 5631775, 5631776, 5631777, 5631778, 5631779, 5631780, 5631781, 5631782.