Heavy Rain in Sussex County, New Jersey

Heavy Rain August 10, 2003 · Sussex County, New Jersey

Deaths

The wider storm

Thunderstorms with heavy rain dropped a Doppler Radar storm total estimate of around 2 inches in about 90 minutes in Walpack Township during the evening of the 10th. The heavy rain loosened the soil to such an extent that the next day a 42-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl were killed when a dead tree fell onto their vehicle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5337190. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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