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Flash Flood in Passaic County, New Jersey

Flash Flood August 11, 2018 · Passaic County, New Jersey

$3.2M
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding from the Peckman River impacted the Party City and Best Buy shopping centers as well as the Planet Fitness gym in Woodland Park. Cars were underwater in the Best Buy parking lot. Overall, approximately 210 homes, 70 businesses, and 22 parked cars were impacted by flooding in Woodland Park.

The wider storm

A stalled stationary boundary within a very moist airmass provided a focusing mechanism for several rounds of heavy rain that resulted in widespread flash flooding across northeast New Jersey. The Caldwell, NJ ASOS recorded 4.92 inches of rain, and multiple other stations across northeast New Jersey received between 2.5 inches and 4 inches of precipitation. The Little Falls area of Passaic County was particularly hard hit when rising water from the Peckman River swept away numerous cars from the Route 46 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge dealership.

Began near Great Notch (40.8881, -74.2117).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 779602. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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