Flash Flood — Passaic, New Jersey

2022-07-18 · near Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey

Event narrative

Fire department performed water rescue for a vehicle stuck in flood waters near the train station.

Wider weather episode

Several rounds of heavy thunderstorms developed in the warm sector of a frontal system on July 18th, 2022. These thunderstorms developed in an environment with 2 to 2.3 inch PWAT values and CAPE near 3000 J/kg. Training thunderstorms produced a widespread 1 to 3 inches of rainfall with localized spots up to 4 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.