New Jersey, 2000

Heavy Rain in New Jersey, November 25 to 26, 2000

November 25 to 26, 2000 · NWS PHI · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Heavy rain fell across most of New Jersey from the late evening on the 25th through the early afternoon of the 26th. 0 inches and caused some urban and poor drainage flooding occurred.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
9

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.

Heavy rain fell across most of New Jersey from the late evening on the 25th through the early afternoon of the 26th. Storm totals averaged between 1.5 and 2.0 inches and caused some urban and poor drainage flooding occurred. No serious damage was reported. The least rain fell across northwest New Jersey, but precipitation started as freezing rain in Sussex County. Storm totals included 2.14 inches in Estelle Manor (Atlantic County), 1.97 inches in New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 1.89 inches in Millville (Cumberland County), 1.87 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport and also in Chatham (Morris County), 1.78 inches in Belle Mead (Somerset County), 1.76 inches at the Marina within Atlantic City, 1.75 inches in Wertsville (Hunterdon County), 1.72 inches in Washington's Crossing (Mercer County), 1.69 inches in Absecon (Atlantic County), 1.64 inches in Atsion (Burlington County), 1.62 inches in Pennsauken (Camden County), 1.52 inches in Princeton (Mercer County) and 1.48 inches in Long Valley (Morris County). A low pressure system formed over the Gulf Coast States by the morning of the 24th. While the primary low moved northeast into the Great Lakes, a second low pressure system formed along the triple point (The location where the original low pressure's system occluded, cold and warm fronts converge. This is a common place for secondary development.) of its frontal boundary the morning of the 26th over the Delmarva Peninsula. The second low pressure system moved northeast across New Jersey and helped enhance the precipitation.

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Event by event

9 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Atlantic

When
November 25, 10:00 PM EST to November 26, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Atlantic County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Cumberland

When
November 25, 10:00 PM EST to November 26, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Cumberland County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Burlington

When
November 25, 11:00 PM EST to November 26, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Burlington County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Camden

When
November 25, 11:00 PM EST to November 26, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Camden County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Mercer

When
November 26, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Mercer County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Hunterdon

When
November 26, 1:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Middlesex

When
November 26, 1:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Middlesex County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Somerset

When
November 26, 2:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Somerset County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Morris

When
November 26, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Morris County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.862, -74.544 (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: 5161761, 5161764, 5161762, 5161763, 5161766, 5161765, 5161767, 5161769, 5161768.