The following events were reported: Flood. These occurred near station USW00014734, approximately 24.7447 km away, between 2007-03-02 07:00:00 and 2007-03-03 09:45:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain. Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. No significant property or crop damage was reported. Episode Narrative: An intense area of low pressure on the 1st moved into the Upper Midwest with a cold front stretched southward across the Ohio Valley all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, another cold front moved through the Northeast and settled into the Mid Atlantic region. This boundary remained stationary for a time during the overnight hours of the 1st, as the strong low pressure system moved into the western Great Lakes. Gradually an occluded front moved through the area during the morning hours of the 2nd, as a weak area of low pressure developed over eastern Pennsylvania. Along and ahead of this boundary and weak area of low pressure, an abundance of moisture was brought northward across our area, which lead to a general 1.00 to 2.50 inch rainfall late on the 1st into the 2nd. This amount of rainfall produced areas of mainly minor flooding of streams, creeks and some roads across New Jersey.|The rain began between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM EST on the 1st and became heavy at times. The rain then tapered off between 6:30 AM and 7:30 AM EST on the 2nd in the far south, then between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM EST on the 2nd for the central and northern part of the state. Some rainfall totals include, 2.15 inches in Hillsborough (Somerset County); 2.03 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County); 2.00 inches in Blackwells Mills (Somerset County); 1.98 inches in Pottersville (Somerset County); 1.84 inches in Mercerville (Mercer County); 1.81 inches in Jackson (Monmouth County); 1.72 inches in Morris Plains (Morris County) and at the Somerville Airport (Somerset County); 1.70 inches in Boonton (Morris County), Reigelsville (Hunterdon County) and Southampton (Burlington County); 1.69 inches at the Mercer County Airport in Trenton (Mercer County); 1.68 inches in Stewartsville (Warren County); 1.61 inches at Washington���s Crossing (Mercer County); 1.60 inches in Phillipsburg (Warren County); 1.59 inches in New Brunswick and Deans (Middlesex County); 1.56 inches in Ironia (Warren County); 1.54 inches in Marlboro (Monmouth County); 1.46 inches in Mount Holly and Wrightstown (Burlington County); 1.39 inches at the Sussex Airport (Sussex County); 1.34 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic County); 1.30 inches in Blue Anchor (Camden County); 1.29 inches at the Andover Airport (Sussex County);  1.23 inches in Cream Ridge (Monmouth County) and at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County); 1.17 inches in Tuckerton (Ocean County); 1.05 inches in West Deptford (Gloucester County) and 1.04 inches in Upper Deerfield (Salem County). An intense area of low pressure on the 1st moved into the Upper Midwest with a cold front stretched southward across the Ohio Valley all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Event Narrative: During the early morning hours of the 2nd in Edison, flooding compromised the right lane of Route 1 northbound near Amboy Avenue. In Milltown, Ryders Lane was closed from about 7:30 AM EST to 11 AM EST on the 2nd as flood waters at the bridge near the People���s Plaza strip mall approached the intersection of Washington Avenue and Tices Lane. The outer lanes of Ryders Lane remained closed through the midday hours of the 2nd. Milltown also reported some minor flooding on low-lying back streets, which did not cause traffic problems. Middlesex Borough had one major problem spot, the closing of River Road in both directions by Lincoln Avenue through midday on the 2nd.| The Rockaway River at Boonton Below went over its flood stage of 5.0 feet at 9:22 PM EST on the 2nd, crested at 5.24 feet at 2:45 AM EST on the 3rd, and then dropped below flood stage at 9:45 AM EST on the 3rd. Heavy rain on the 2nd into the 3rd caused several roads across the county to be closed due to flooding. The Somerville Airport recorded 1.72 inches of rain between 11 PM EST on the 1st to 1 PM EST on the 2nd. Roads that were closed included, Route 28 in Branchburg, Studdiford Road between Hillsborough and Branchburg, the Blackwells Mills Causeway between Franklin and Montgomery, Lamington Road Bridge between Bedminster and Bridgewater, Old York Road between Bridgewater and Branchburg, Opie Road between Branchburg and Hillsborough and Blackpoint Road also between Branchburg and Hillsborough. In the North Branch section of Branchburg, a branch of the Raritan River flooded a parking lot following heavy rain. Several roads in Franklin were also impassable for a period of time. Several major roads were closed early on the 2nd including South Middlebush Road, sections of Canal Road and Blackwells Mills Road. All the Franklin Township roads were reopened by midday on the 2nd, except the Blackwells and Griggstown Causeways. |Some local gauged waterways that experienced flooding are as follows: The Raritan River at Bound Brook went above the flood stage of 28.0 feet at 9:09 PM EST on the 2nd, crested at 28.16 feet at 10:45 PM EST on the 2nd and dropped below flood stage at 12:24 AM EST on the 3rd. The Millstone River at Blackwells Mills went above the flood stage of 9.0 feet at 12:22 AM EST, crested at 9.36 feet at 5:15 AM and dropped below flood stage at 9:50 AM EST (all on the 3rd). The Lamington River at Burnt Mills went above the flood stage of 9.5 feet at 7:30 AM EST, crested at 11.30 feet at 1:00 PM EST and dropped below flood stage at 4:35 PM EST (all on the 2nd).|Green Brook at Plainfield rose above the flood stage of 8.0 feet at 8:12 EST, crested at 8.54 feet at 9:45 AM EST and dropped below flood stage at 11:21 AM EST (all on the 2nd). The Millstone River at Griggstown went above its flood stage of 10.0 feet at 8:16 AM EST on the 2nd, crested at 12.99 feet at 9:45 PM EST on the 3rd and dropped below flood stage at 3:04 AM on the 4th. The North Branch Raritan River at North Branch rose above its flood stage of 12.3 feet at 10:53 AM EST, crested at 13.55 feet at 2:30 PM EST and dropped below flood stage at 5:52 PM EST (all on the 2nd). The North Branch Raritan River at Raritan went above the flood stage of 10.0 feet at 2:23 PM EST, crested at 10.28 feet at 4:00 PM EST and dropped below flood stage at 5:47 PM EST (all on the 2nd). The North Branch Raritan River at South Branch rose above its flood stage of 7.0 feet at 7:16 AM, crested at 9.95 feet at 3:30 PM EST and dropped below flood stage at 9:47 PM EST (all on the 2nd).