Flood in Hudson County, New Jersey

Flood August 28, 2011 · Hudson County, New Jersey

Deaths

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 47-year-old man drowned when he tried to walk to safety after his car was disabled in flooding on Harrison Ave. in Kearny and plunged into a drainage canal obscured by the flood.

A 60 year old male in North Bergen, Hudson County, NJ died from a fall while cleaning out the gutters of his house.

The wider storm

Irene made landfall locally as a tropical storm around 900 am EDT August 28, 2011 over New York City. Irene then moved across Southeast New York and Western Connecticut before dissipating over Northern New England near the Canadian Border later that evening. Copious amounts of tropical moisture within the storm produced extended periods of heavy rainfall, which resulted in widespread moderate to major flooding across the area.

Began near East Newark (40.7499, -74.1387).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 351617. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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