New Jersey, 1999

Flooding in New Jersey, May 24, 1999

May 24, 1999 · NWS OKX · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

The two most significant lines moved across the region during the late morning and late afternoon. They produced torrential rain that caused flooding of many low-lying and poor drainage areas, including streets.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

Several lines of heavy showers and thunderstorms formed ahead of a slow moving cold front.The two most significant lines moved across the region during the late morning and late afternoon. They produced torrential rain that caused flooding of many low-lying and poor drainage areas, including streets. The axis of heaviest rain fell from Eastern Union County northeast across Southeast Essex, Hudson, and Southern Bergen County. Two to three inches of rain fell along this axis. A spotter from Harrison in Hudson County measured 2.55 inches.

The radar

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Event by event

8 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Union

When
May 24, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Union County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Essex

When
May 24, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Essex County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hudson

When
May 24, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Hudson County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Bergen

When
May 24, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Bergen County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Union

When
May 24, 3:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Union County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Essex

When
May 24, 3:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Essex County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hudson

When
May 24, 3:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Hudson County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Bergen

When
May 24, 3:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Bergen County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5700993, 5700994, 5700995, 5700996, 5700997, 5700998, 5700999, 5701000.