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| event_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,376,240 |
| episode_id | 1,157,983 |
| begin_utc | 2003-06-21T17:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2003-06-21T23:00:00+00:00 |
| state | NEW JERSEY |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | HUNTERDON |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | NEWSPAPER |
| episode_narrative | A slow moving low pressure system at both the surface and aloft helped trigger heavy rain across Hunterdon County on both the 20th and 21st. Two day storm totals averaged around 2.0 inches. This led to poor drainage flooding in the county. The heavy rain and increased stream flow caused a bridge collapse in Readington Township. The stone arches of the one lane bridge on Barley Sheaf Road fell into an unnamed tributary of the South Branch of the Raritan River. The rain swollen creek undermined the bridge's foundation. No persons were injured or vehicles damaged. The two day precipitation total in Flemington was 2.24 inches. The low pressure system responsible for the heavy rain formed along a stationary front over the Carolinas during the morning of the 20th. It moved to just east of Wallops Island, Virginia during the evening of the 20th and well east of the Delmarva Peninsula during the morning of the 21st. An inverted trough at the surface that extended from the low westward into Northern New Jersey and Northeast Pennsylvania concentrated the heavy rain along its axis. On the 21st, the heaviest rain fell from the afternoon into the early evening.June as a whole was an unseasonably wet month. On a county weighted average, June monthly precipitation totals averaged 7.7 inches in Hunterdon County. Normal is around 3.7 inches. Hunterdon County was not alone in New Jersey with the wet weather. The preliminary statewide June monthly precipitation average was 8.51 inches, 4.72 inches wetter than normal. This would surpass June 1972 as the wettest June on record since 1895. Monthly precipitation totals included 7.54 inches at Mercer County Airport and 6.99 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport. The wet spring weather led to a whole different set of problems from the drought of the previous year. Planted seeds were drowning and rotting. Many soybean, corn and berry fields were too wet. There were also problems with slugs. Vegetables were generally about a month behind. Double crop fields fell behind schedule because of the slow growth of straw and hay. Garden shops sales have been down. Pool installations were about three to six weeks behind. Ant infestations increased. Windshield wipers were tearing. Many spring athletic seasons were extended because of postponed events. There will be a bumper crop of mosquitoes. Attendance along the shore and at amusement parks was down. Road work was delayed. The one few positives from the wet weather was lower utility bills. |
| year | 2,003 |
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