Flash Flood, Hudson
- When
- September 3, 1:49 PM EST
- Where
- Hudson County, West Portion
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in New Jersey, September 3, 2000
Slow moving thunderstorms produced periods of torrential rain that caused widespread flash flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas across the region. NWS radar estimated rainfall rates of around 2 inches per hour that lasted up to 2 hours.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- 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
- 3
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.
Slow moving thunderstorms produced periods of torrential rain that caused widespread flash flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas across the region. NWS radar estimated rainfall rates of around 2 inches per hour that lasted up to 2 hours. In Kearney, significant street flooding was reported. In addition, the local police department building was flooded. Significant flooding was reported along parts of Interstate 280 in Orange. The New Milford Police Department reported flash flooding of many roads with cars trapped in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Significant flooding was also reported by the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management in the vicinity of the intersection of Route 17 and Essex Street near the railroad crossing just west of Hackensack.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Essex
- When
- September 3, 2:16 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Orange
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Bergen
- When
- September 3, 3:10 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Bergen County, New Milford
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5157190, 5157191, 5157192.