Flash Flood — Essex, New Jersey

2021-10-26 · near Irvington, Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

Bragaw Avenue in Irvington, NJ had all lanes closed due to flooding from heavy rain.

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 989141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.