Event narrative (NOAA)
Residents were evacuated along the Maurice River in Vineland and Millville. The Cohansey River also flooded in the western part of the county. The combination of flooding rains and tropical storm force wind gusts closed fifty roadways in the county.||For the second time within the month, the Maurice River at Norma had major flooding and set the second highest crest on record. The river at the Norma gage was above its 4 foot flood stage from 1115 p.m. EDT on the 27th through 1030 a.m. EDT on September 2nd. It crested at 7.72 feet at 400 p.m. EDT on the 29th.||Event rainfall totals included 7.27 inches in Upper Deerfield Township, 7.09 inches in Bridgeton and 6.51 inches in Greenwich Township.
Other notable 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.