Flash Flood — Passaic, New Jersey

2021-10-26 · near Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey

Event narrative

Heavy rain resulted in flooding which caused the closure of Passaic Street between Market Street and SR-21 in Passaic, NJ.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system developing over the area brought rounds of thunderstorms over the area during the evening on October 25th and into the 26th. Thunderstorms dropped 1-3 of rain over a several hour period. The low pressure then allowed for moderate to heavy rain to persist through the morning hours on October 26th. Total rainfall amounts of 2-4 were observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 989139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.