Flood, Union
- When
- March 22, 5:45 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Springfield
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in New Jersey, March 22, 1999
As a low pressure system swept over Northern New Jersey early Monday morning, March 22nd, it produced from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. Heavy rains caused the Rahway River at Springfield to rise slightly above its' flood stage during the times indicated above.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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.
As a low pressure system swept over Northern New Jersey early Monday morning, March 22nd, it produced from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain. Heavy rains caused the Rahway River at Springfield to rise slightly above its' flood stage during the times indicated above. The river crested at 5.61 feet (only 0.11 feet above flood stage) from 6:30 to 7:30 am. Minor flooding occurred at Springfield.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 22, 1999
- Storm Surge in Maine, March 22, 1999
- High Wind in Maine, March 22, 1999
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 22 to 23, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New York, March 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 22 to 23, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, March 22, 1999
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New Jersey, March 22 to 24, 1999
- Flood and Strong Wind in Connecticut, March 22 to 25, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5700983.