Hudson storm history

A car carrying two Seton Hall University students was overcome by flood waters on Main Avenue near Benson Avenue in Passaic. The body of one of the students, an 18 year old woman, was later found in Kearny after being swept down the Passaic River.

Trained spotters and an NWS cooperative observer in Harrison reported snowfall of 25 to 27 inches.

A wind gust up to 77 mph was reported near Bayonne around 805 pm. A wind gust up to 68 mph was reported in Harrison. An 86 year old female fell in her home. She was without power due to the high winds, and she died due to the fall.

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 gutte…

Numerous trees and wires were reported down in Kearny, including one which fell on a person, injuring them.

Seven people were injured when the roof of the U.S. Postal Service's bulk mail facility on Harrison Avenue in Kearny collapsed due to heavy rain. 300 people were inside at the time. There were also multiple roads in the area with significant flooding.

A cooperative observer reported 4.0 inches in Harrison. A trained spotter reported 3.9 inches in Hoboken. A cocorahs observer reported 3.5 inches at 1 WSW Hoboken.

At 642 PM Local Standard Time, a high wind speed gust of 58 mph was recorded at mesonet station Robbins Reef Lighthouse in Bayonne, NJ, at an elevation of 69 feet above ground.

Trained spotters reported 4.0 inches in Kearny, and 3.6 inches in Hoboken. A COOP observer reported 3.9 inches in Harrison.

A measured wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at Robbins Reef, NJ at 1224 PM Local Standard Time at an elevation of 69 feet above ground.

Tree down on Freedom Way in Liberty State Park.

Downed wires on NJ 3 Eastbound at East of Harmon Cove in Secaucus.

Trained spotter reports FD requested a water rescue at the intersection of Johnston Avenue and Passaic Avenue in Kearny.

Large tree branches down on Maple Street near West Hudson Park.

Mesonet site XBYO in Bayonne NJ measured a 54 knot gust.

Mesonet site at Honorable William Wall measured a 55 knot gust.

A high wind gust of 60 mph was measured at 912 AM Local Standard Time at the nearby Robbins Reef mesonet station in Bayonne, NJ at an elevation of 69 feet above ground level.

An accumulating snow occurred during the mid to late evening before mixing with light freezing rain / drizzle during the first half of the overnight. A Cooperative observer reported 2.8 inches in Harrison, with Cocorahs observers reporting 2.7 inches at 1.7 NNW Kearny and 2.6 inc…

Trained spotters reported 3.0 inches in Hoboken, 3.0 inches in Kearney, with the pubic reporting 3.1 inches in West New York and 2.5 inches in Jersey City. A Cooperative observer reported 3.0 inches in Harrison. Amounts averaged around the bottom end of advisory level criteria.

A Cooperative observer reported 3.0 inches in Harrison and a Cocorahs observer reported 2.9 inches at 1 WSW Hoboken.

Frank Rogers Blvd closed due to flooding.

Paterson Plank Road impassable due to flooding.

Cars stuck in flood waters.

All lanes closed on NJ3 service road west of Harmon Cove.

Passaic Avenue closed due to flooding.

Meadowlands Parkway closed due to flooding near the Hudson Regional Hospital.

Mesonet site FW2280 in Jersey City measured a 63 mph wind gust.

A measured high wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Robbins Reef mesonet station located in nearby Bayonne, NJ at an elevation of 69 feet at 754 AM Local Standard Time.

A measured high wind gust of 66 MPH was recorded at the Robbins Reef mesonet site in Bayonne, NJ at 848 PM Local Standard Time. The elevation of this measurement is 69 feet.

The far northern edge of a narrow band of moderate to heavy snow got into Hudson County with the highest amounts over the southern half of the zone based on reports and radar reflectivity returns. A general 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across the zone as amounts fell below warning …

Wet snow accumulated across Hudson County, with amounts falling below warning criteria. Trained spotters reported 5.0 inches at 2 NE Newark, 3.9 inches in Kearney, and 3.7 inches in Hoboken. A CO-OP Observer in Harrison reported 5.5 inches.

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the Bergen Point NY NOS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 8.5 ft MLLW from 924 AM EST to 1106 AM EST, and a peak water level of 9.0 ft MLLW from 1000 AM EST to 1030 AM EST.

Flooding on Grove Street both directions between 18th street and CR 636. All lanes closed.

Street closures reported in Harrison, Kearny, and North Arlington.

A measured wind gust of 66 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located at Robbins Reef Lighthouse at 448 AM Local Standard Time.

Marin Blvd and Grove St. closed due to flooding.

A general 1 to 3 inches fell across the zone. A COOP observer reported 2.5 inches in Harrison, a Cocorahs observer reported 2.0 inches in Kearny, and a trained spotter reported 1.2 inches in Hoboken.

A measured wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located at Robbins Reef, NJ at 536 PM Local Standard Time at an elevation of 70 feet.

A trained spotter reported a downed tree across Davis Avenue in Harrison, NJ at 502 AM Local Standard Time.

A measured wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at a mesonet station located in Jersey City, NJ at 534 PM Local Standard Time.

Water rescue at the intersection of Johnston Avenue and Passaic Avenue.

A COOP Observer in Harrison reported 2.7 inches of snow, as this appeared to be the highest report from Hudson.

Snow and blowing snow impacted Hudson County. Nearby, Newark, NJ reported wind gusts to 40 mph. A trained spotter reported 8.5 inches in Hoboken and the public reported 8.5 inches in Jersey City. A CO-OP observer reported 7.0 inches in Harrison.

Public and COOP observer reports indicate that 6 inches of snow was observed across Hudson County. A public report of 6.8 inches was reported in Hoboken. A COOP observer in Harrison reported 6.0 inches. A public report of 6.0 inches was reported in Jersey City.

A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured at Honorable William Wall station.

A water rescue was ongoing on Essex Street at the intersection with First Street in Harrison.

All southbound lanes of Jersey Avenue in Jersey City were closed due to flooding.