Heavy Rain, Hudson
- When
- June 13, 9:30 AM EST to June 14, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hudson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New Jersey, June 13 to 14, 1998
A low pressure system over the Great Lakes on Saturday, June 13th moved southeast and redeveloped just south of New York City Sunday morning, June 14th. Rain began across the area at the start of midnight on Friday, June 12th and didn't end until Sunday afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 over the Great Lakes on Saturday, June 13th moved southeast and redeveloped just south of New York City Sunday morning, June 14th. It then moved east of the area during Sunday.Rain began across the area at the start of midnight on Friday, June 12th and didn't end until Sunday afternoon. There were two bursts of heavy rain during this 3 day period, which saw rainfall amounts from 1 to 4 inches across the region. On Saturday, one of these heavy rain bursts, which was associated with a line of thunderstorms, caused widespread flash flooding of streets, low-lying and poor drainage areas, and basements in Bergen, Essex, and Hudson Counties.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:o Passaic County - from 1.36 inches at West Milford to 3.88 inches at Wayne.o Bergen County - from 1.39 inches at Carlstadt to 2.71 inches at Woodridge.o Essex County - from 1.49 inches at Essex Fells to 2.68 inches at Newark Airport.o Hudson County - At Harrison, a spotter measured 2.50 inches.o Union County - from 1.12 inches at Chatham to 3.06 inches at Elizabeth.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Union
- When
- June 13, 9:30 AM EST to June 14, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Bergen
- When
- June 13, 9:50 AM EST to June 14, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bergen County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Passaic
- When
- June 13, 10:00 AM EST to June 14, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Passaic County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Essex
- When
- June 13, 10:00 AM EST to June 14, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 13, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1998
- Tornado in Kansas, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, June 13 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Florida, June 13, 1998
- Flooding in Kansas, June 13 to 22, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 13 to 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in District of Columbia, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Maine, June 13 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 13, 1998
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, June 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: 5658734, 5658735, 5658732, 5658731, 5658733.