Coastal Flood, Hudson
- When
- February 5, 5:30 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Hudson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood in New Jersey, February 5, 1998
A low pressure system formed in the Gulf Of Mexico during Monday, February 2nd. Moderate tidal flooding occurred along the Hackensack River at Kearny forcing parts of several roads to close, including Rte.
Where it happened
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- 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 formed in the Gulf Of Mexico during Monday, February 2nd. As it moved slowly northeast, it developed into a Nor'Easter, which passed off the Mid-Atlantic Coast (south of the region) during Thursday, February 5th.The Nor'Easter caused strong gusty northeast winds, high seas, heavy surf, beach erosion, and minor to moderate coastal flooding.Moderate tidal flooding occurred along the Hackensack River at Kearny forcing parts of several roads to close, including Rte. 7.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Coastal Flood
- Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 5 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood in New York, February 5 to 6, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 5 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 5, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
- Dense Fog in Colorado, February 5 to 6, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in California, February 5, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5636898.