Heavy Rain, Burlington
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Burlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New Jersey, September 30, 1999
Courtesy of Hurricane Floyd, September 1999 went down as one of the wettest Septembers on record in New Jersey. 39 inches was the second wettest September on record since 1895.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
- 20
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 PHI wrote it up.
Courtesy of Hurricane Floyd, September 1999 went down as one of the wettest Septembers on record in New Jersey. The statewide average monthly rainfall of 9.39 inches was the second wettest September on record since 1895. County weighted monthly rainfall amounts were in double digits from Mercer and Middlesex Counties northward. On a county weighted average September monthly rainfall totals ranged from 7.1 inches in Cape May County to 12.5 inches in Somerset County and 14.1 inches in Passaic County. New all-time monthly precipitation records were set at both the nearby Lehigh Valley (11.57 inches) and Philadelphia (13.07 inches) International Airports. The 13.07 inches of rain also established a new all-time monthly precipitation record for Philadelphia. At the Atlantic City International Airport, the monthly rainfall total of 4.92 inches was the seventh wettest September on record.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Camden
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Cumberland
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Eastern Atlantic
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Eastern Cape May
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Eastern Monmouth
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Eastern Ocean
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ocean forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Gloucester
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Hunterdon
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Mercer
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Middlesex
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Morris
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Salem
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Salem forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Somerset
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Sussex
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Warren
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Atlantic
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Atlantic forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Cape May
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Monmouth
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Monmouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Ocean
- When
- September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Ocean forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (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
- Wildfire in California, September 30, 1999
- Flood in Florida, September 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, September 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, September 30, 1999
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, September 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, September 30, 1999
- Wildfire in Oregon, September 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, September 30, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Delaware, September 30, 1999
- Waterspouts in Florida, September 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 30, 1999
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5722611, 5722612, 5722613, 5722614, 5722615, 5722616, 5722617, 5722618, 5722619, 5722620, 5722621, 5722622, 5722623, 5722624, 5722625, 5722626, 5722627, 5722628, 5722629, 5722630.