New Jersey, 2000

Heavy Rain in New Jersey, June 6 to 7, 2000

June 6 to 7, 2000 · NWS OKX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

As a low pressure system moved northeast along the Mid-Atlantic coast, bands of heavy rain developed and spread north across the area, mainly over the coast. As this low moved east of the New England coast, bands of heavy rain developed and "wrapped-around" this low across extreme Northern New Jersey.

Where it happened

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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.

As a low pressure system moved northeast along the Mid-Atlantic coast, bands of heavy rain developed and spread north across the area, mainly over the coast. As this low moved east of the New England coast, bands of heavy rain developed and "wrapped-around" this low across extreme Northern New Jersey. Heavy rain caused some flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas.Rain spread north across the area from 5 am to 6 am EDT on June 6th and ended from 5 am to 6 am EDT on June 7th. The heaviest rain fell from Central and Northern Bergen County northwest across Central and Northern Passaic County. (Heavy rainfall also occurred across Northern Hudson and Northern Essex Counties.)Rainfall amounts ranged from 2.28 inches at Lodi in Bergen County to 3.52 inches at Greenwood Lake in Passaic County. (Less than 2 inches occurred in Union County.) Here are specific rainfall amounts for:Passaic County: from 2.40 inches at Little Falls to 3.52 inches at Greenwood Lake.Bergen County: from 2.28 inches at Lodi to 3.50 inches at Fair Lawn.Essex County: 2.83 inches was measured at Maplewood. (1.19 inches occurred at Newark Airport.)Hudson County: 3.11 inches was measured at Jersey City. (By comparison, only 0.90 inches was measured at Harrison.)

The radar

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Event by event

4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Essex

When
June 6, 5:00 AM EST to June 7, 2:00 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, Hudson

When
June 6, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Hudson County, Countywide
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Bergen

When
June 6, 6:00 AM EST to June 7, 3:00 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)

Heavy Rain, Passaic

When
June 6, 7:00 AM EST to June 7, 3:00 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)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 5164886, 5164887, 5164885, 5164884.