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| event_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,671,415 |
| episode_id | 2,150,561 |
| begin_utc | 1998-10-08T09:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1998-10-09T00:00:00+00:00 |
| state | NEW JERSEY |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | SUSSEX |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| episode_narrative | A slow moving cold front with a series of low pressure systems moving north along it produced heavy rain on the 8th across much of northern New Jersey as well as coastal areas of southern New Jersey. Storm totals included 3.51 inches in Stewartsville (Warren County), 3.27 inches in Pottersville (Somerset County), 2.90 inches in Columbia and Hackettstown (Warren County), 2.67 inches in Long Valley (Morris County), 2.50 inches in Clinton (Hunterdon County), 2.49 inches in Reigelsville (Hunterdon County) and Marcella (Morris County), 2.37 inches in Belvidere (Warren County), 2.31 inches in Beach Haven (Ocean County), 2.29 inches in Egg Harbor Township (Atlantic County), 2.22 inches in Boonton (Morris County), 2.08 inches in Andover and Sparta (Sussex County), 2.02 inches in Dennis Township (Cape May County), 1.97 inches in Princeton (Mercer County), 1.88 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 1.82 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, 1.74 inches in Trenton (Mercer County), 1.64 inches in Sussex (Sussex County), 1.55 inches in Lambertville (Hunterdon County), 1.52 inches in New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 1.49 inches in Margate (Atlantic County) and 1.40 inches in Somerville (Somerset County), Storm totals in southwest New Jersey were around an inch. The heavy rain produced some urban and poor drainage flooding and increased the number of vehicular accidents. Over a dozen accidents were reported along Interstate 80 in Morris County alone. There was no flooding along the larger streams and rivers. The cold front was in Ohio the morning of the 7th, central Pennsylvania the morning of the 8th and reached the New Jersey coastal waters early in the morning on the 9th. While there were periods of rain for a couple of days, the heaviest rain fell during the 8th in the northern half of the state and during the second half of the day along the shore. Most of October's rainfall fell during these three days. |
| year | 1,998 |
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