Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Passaic
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two men from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were in the Weasel Brook inspecting the President Street Bridge in the town of Passaic when it started raining profusely. The heavy rains caused the water level to rise from several inches to approximately eleven feet in minutes sweeping both men away. One man was rescued, but the other was not and was found deceased in the Passaic River the following day.
Other notable flash flood events in New Jersey
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.