Flash Flood — Bergen, New Jersey

2024-07-17 · near Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey

Event narrative

Flood rescues occurring on West Pleasant Street and Green Street in Hackensack.

Wider weather episode

An approaching cold front and trough produced thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening on July 17th that resulted in localized flash flooding in northern New Jersey. MUCAPE values of 1000-2000 J/kg and PWATs of 2-2.2 inches allowed the thunderstorms to produce heavy rainfall rates of 1-2 per hour. The thunderstorms produced rainfall totals of 1 to 2.5 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1192534. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.