Heavy Rain, Essex
- When
- March 21, 5:00 PM EST to March 22, 4:00 AM 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)
Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 21 to 22, 1999
S. This low was preceded by periods of heavy rain and strong southeast winds that gusted from 40 to 50 mph.
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 low pressure system over the Southeast U.S. quickly intensified as it moved northeast and passed over Northern New Jersey during the early morning on Monday, March 22nd.This low was preceded by periods of heavy rain and strong southeast winds that gusted from 40 to 50 mph. The axis of heaviest rain fell across the highest terrain from Northern Essex County northeast across Passaic and Northwest Bergen County. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches.Here are selected amounts for:o Passaic County - from 2.12 inches at Ringwood to 3.47 inches at Wayne.o Bergen County - from 2.06 inches at Ridgewood to 3.25 inches at Franklin Lakes.o Essex County - from 2.72 inches at Verona to 3.36 inches at Essex Fells.o Union County - 2.00 inches was measured at Canoe Brook.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Union
- When
- March 21, 5:00 PM EST to March 22, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Passaic
- When
- March 21, 5:30 PM EST to March 22, 4:30 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, Bergen
- When
- March 21, 5:30 PM EST to March 22, 4:30 AM 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)
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
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 21, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 23, 1999
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, March 21 to 22, 1999
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, March 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5700981, 5700982, 5700979, 5700980.