Flash Flood, Essex
- When
- January 15, 9:25 AM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Newark
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in New Jersey, January 15, 1999
In Newark, parts of Rte. 22 were flooded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 combination of rain falling on frozen ground, snow and ice melting, and partially clogged storm drains, caused flash flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas across the region.In Newark, parts of Rte. 22 were flooded. Parts of the Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus were closed due to flooding. In Lodi, a section of Route 46 was flooded. In West Paterson, dozens of intersections (including parts of Rte. 80) were under at least 1 foot of water.Rainfall amounts of 1.00 inch was measured at both Caldwell and Teterboro.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:27 UTC.
Event by event
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Hudson
- When
- January 15, 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Hudson County, Secaucus
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Bergen
- When
- January 15, 9:50 AM EST
- Where
- Bergen County, Lodi
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Passaic
- When
- January 15, 9:50 AM EST
- Where
- Passaic County, West Paterson
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 15 to 25, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 15, 1999
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, January 15, 1999
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, January 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 15 to 16, 1999
- Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 15, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Connecticut, January 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 15 to 19, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New York, January 15, 1999
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, January 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5696192, 5696193, 5696194, 5696195.