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Flash Flood — Cumberland, New Jersey
August 14, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorms with repeated torrential downpours caused flash flooding of roadways and streams in the western part of Cumberland County and affected Upper Deerfield Township and Bridgeton the hardest where two dams failed. This led to the evacuation of residents along the Cohansey River in Bridgeton, A county state of emergency was also declared. Over a dozen roadways were flooded and evacuations and water rescues occurred. Major roadways that were flooded and closed included State Routes 49 and 77. Many farm fields were submerged. Other hard hit municipalities included Greenwich, Stow Creek, Hopewell and Shiloh. Crops were also damaged, especially canning tomatoes. Damage was estimated at 20 million dollars. ||In Upper Deerfield Township, the torrential downpours started a domino effect o
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.