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FloodSomerset, New Jersey

August 28, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$200.0M
Area
Somerset

Event narrative (NOAA)

In Somerset County, about 3,400 homes and 250 businesses suffered flood damage. Seven hundred homes were damaged in Bound Brook and six hundred were damaged in Manville. Mandatory evacuations occurred in Manville, Bound Brook, South Bound Brook and Somerville. In Manville, the Lost Valley section was hit hard by flooding as 250 people were evacuated and continuous water rescues were performed. One in three homes in the borough was damaged. Forty of the homes��� foundations either collapsed or were damaged. In Bound Brook, most of the evacuations occurred along Main Street. Twenty of the county���s municipalities suffered major flooding and every township had at least one roadway closed. Among the major roadways that were closed included Interstate 78, U.S. Routes 202 and 206 and New Jerse

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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.

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