Drought, Burlington
- When
- April 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)
Drought in New Jersey, April 30, 2001
April 2001 was unseasonably dry month for the state of New Jersey, especially during the second half of the month when very little rain fell. 69 inches, the 7th driest 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.
April 2001 was unseasonably dry month for the state of New Jersey, especially during the second half of the month when very little rain fell. The preliminary state average monthly precipitation total was 1.69 inches, the 7th driest on record since 1895. On a county weighted average, April monthly precipitation totals ranged from 1.5 inches in Cumberland and Cape May Counties to 2.1 inches in Sussex and Essex Counties. This was about 50 percent of normal and most of the precipitation fell prior to April 14th. At the Atlantic City International Airport, the monthly precipitation total of 1.55 inches was the eighth driest April on record. In addition to raising the fire danger, the unseasonably dry weather, if it persists, will threaten the growing season.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 30, 8:45 PM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 8:45 PM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 945 PM EDT MON APR 30 2001 DISC: DRY WARM SPELL ON THE WAY. ILG-PHI-ACY-ABE HAVE NOT HAD A HALF INCH OF RAIN ON ANY DAY THIS MONTH SO WE NEED THE RAIN. OTHERWISE CURRENT FCST PCKG IS ON TRACK SO NO UPDATE NEEDED. SEE YA AT 3AM .PHI...NONE. EBEWINE
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Camden
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Cumberland
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Eastern Atlantic
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Eastern Cape May
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Eastern Monmouth
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Eastern Ocean
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Gloucester
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Hunterdon
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Mercer
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Middlesex
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Morris
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Salem
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Somerset
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Sussex
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Warren
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Western Atlantic
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Western Cape May
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Western Monmouth
- When
- April 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)
Drought, Western Ocean
- When
- April 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
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Drought in Pennsylvania, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 30, 2001
- Drought in Maryland, April 30, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Montana, April 30, 2001
- Drought in Delaware, April 30, 2001
- Wildfire in New Jersey, April 30, 2001
- Hail in Minnesota, April 30, 2001
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: 5240777, 5240778, 5240779, 5240780, 5240781, 5240782, 5240783, 5240784, 5240785, 5240786, 5240787, 5240788, 5240789, 5240790, 5240791, 5240792, 5240793, 5240794, 5240795, 5240796.