The following events were reported: Flood, Heavy Rain. These occurred near station USW00014734, approximately 30.512 km away, between 2009-12-26 16:00:00 and 2009-12-29 21:22:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain / Snow Melt. Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. No significant property or crop damage was reported. Episode Narrative: The combination of melting snow and between 1.5 and 3.0 inches of rain produced field, poor drainage and widespread river flooding in New Jersey. Rain spread from south to north during the evening of the 25th and fell at a fairly steady rate. The heaviest rain fell during the afternoon of the 26th in the southern half of the state and the evening of the 26th in the northern half of the state. The rain ended during the evening of the 26th in the southern part of the state and the early morning of the 27th in the northern part of the state. ||The steady rain was caused by a strong southerly flow of air from the Gulf of Mexico around an intense low pressure system that spent much of the 25th and 26th in Iowa before weakening and drifting to the northeast. The mild southerly flow also quickly melted the large snow pack in the central and southern part of the state. The rain ended after this low's occluded front moved through the state. The combination of melting snow and between 1.5 and 3.0 inches of rain produced field, poor drainage and widespread river flooding in New Jersey. Event Narrative: The Raritan River at Manville was above its 14 foot flood stage from 841 a.m. EST through 245 p.m. EST on the 27th. It crested at 14.53 feet at 1145 a.m. EST. Farther downstream the Raritan River at Bound Brook was above its 28 foot flood stage from 1125 a.m. EST through 615 p.m. It crested at 28.54 feet at 215 p.m. The Millstone River at Griggstown was above its 10 foot flood stage from 415 p.m. EST on the 26th through 200 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at 14.90 feet at 945 a.m. Farther downstream, the Millstone River at Blackwells Mills was above its 9 foot flood stage from 153 a.m. EST on the 27th through 1040 a.m. EST on the 28th. It crested at 11.40 feet at 130 p.m. The North Branch of the Raritan River at South Branch crested at 8.48 feet at 10 a.m. Flood stage is 7 feet. The times it went above and below flood stage were not available.||Event precipitation totals included 1.92 incheas in Skillman, 1.85 inches in Franklin, 1.75 inches in Montgomery, 1.73 inches in Pottersville, 1.44 inches in Bridgewater, 1.37 inches in Bernards and 1.21 inches in Hillsborough. The Passaic River at Pine Brook was above its 19 foot flood stage from 1130 a.m. EST on the 28th through 922 p.m. It crested at 19.16 feet at 1230 a.m. The Rockaway River above the Boonton Reservoir was above its 5 foot flood stage from 9 a.m. EST through 636 p.m. It crested at 5.13 feet at 1 p.m. The Rockaway River below the Boonton Reservoir was above its 5 foot flood stage from 756 a.m. EST on the 27th through 507 p.m. It crested at 6.12 feet at 615 p.m. Event precipitation totals included 2.88 inches in Rockaway, 2.37 inches in Parsippany, 2.31 inches in Morris Township, 2.24 inches in Randolph, 2.19 inches in Mendham, 2.05 inches in Roxbury and 1.87 inches in Mount Olive. Event precipitation totals included 1.90 inches in South Brunswick, 1.87 inches in North Brunswick, 1.81 inches in New Brunswick and 1.66 inches in Cranbury.