The following events were reported: Flash Flood, Flood. These occurred near station USW00014734, approximately 35.8792 km away, between 2013-08-22 09:30:00 and 2013-08-22 21:55:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain. Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. The events caused property damage valued at 50000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: A lee side trof preceding a cold front (that moved through overnight on thee 22nd) helped trigger a series of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain across the central third of New Jersey from the morning into the middle of the afternoon on the 22nd. Event precipitation totals reached 1.5 to 3.5 inches across sections of Mercer, Middlesex, Morris and Somerset Counties and even reached close to 6.0 inches in far northwest Somerset County which had the greatest impact. The heavy rain caused flash flooding of smaller streams, roadways and rivers and also led to flooding along the North Branch of the Raritan River that persisted into the evening of the 22nd. A lee side trof preceding a cold front (that moved through overnight on thee 22nd) helped trigger a series of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain across the central third of New Jersey from the morning into the middle of the afternoon on the 22nd. Event Narrative: Thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused flash flooding of roadways and streams in northwestern Somerset County and hit Bedminister, Peapack-Gladstone and Bernardsville the hardest. The flash flooding affected New Jersey Commuter Rail Service. Eastbound commuter rail service along the Morris and Essex Line was suspended for the day after flash flooding caused four to six washouts of stone supports along the Gladstone Branch tracks. Westbound service continued, but delays averaged 45 minutes. Substitute eastbound bus service was provided. About ten people in Peapack-Gladstone self evacuated to the Municipal Building. The runoff from the heavy rain and also caused flooding along the Lamington River and Middle Brook. Event precipitation totals included 5.85 inches in Peapack-Gladstone, 5.14 inches in Pottersville, 4.94 inches in Far Hills and 3.99 inches in Middlebush. The runoff from the heavy rain earlier in the day caused flooding to persist along sections of the Middle Brook, the Lamington River and the North Branch of the Raritan River. The Lamington River at Burnt Mills was above its 9.5 foot flood stage from 147 p.m. EDT through 815 p.m. EDT on the 22nd. It crested at 12.00 feet at 5 p.m. EDT. It was its highest crest since 12.1 feet on April 15, 2007. The Middle Brook at Burnt Mills was above its 8 foot flood stage from 1131 a.m. EDT through 428 p.m. It crested at 9.75 feet at 115 p.m. The North Branch of the Raritan River at North Branch was above its 12.3 foot flood stage from 519 p.m. EDT through 933 p.m. It crested at 13.51 feet at 730 p.m. Farther downstream, the North Branch of the Raritan River at the village of South Branch was above its 7 foot flood stage from 937 p.m. EDT through 1055 p.m. It crested at 7.07 feet at 1045 p.m. Event precipitation totals included 5.85 inches in Peapack-Gladstone, 5.14 inches in Pottersville, 4.94 inches in Far Hills, 3.99 inches in Middlebush, 3.52 inches in Hillsborough, 3.50 inches in Manville, 3.02 inches in Bridgewater, 2.90 inches in Franklin and 1.88 inches in Montgomery Township. Thunderstorms with heavy downpours caused flash flooding of roadways and smaller streams in southern Morris County in Chester, Mendham and Washington Townships. Event precipitation totals included 2.00 inches in New Vernon, 1.76 inches in Washington Township,  1.59 inches in Chester Township and 1.53 inches in Mendham Township. Thunderstorms with heavy downpours caused flash flooding of roadways and smaller streams in northeastern Hunterdon County and affected Clinton, Tewksbury and Readington Townships the hardest. In Tewksbury Township, a car became trapped in five feet of flood waters from the Lamington (Black) River on McCan Mill Road near the bridge at Black River Road. A front end loader was used to rescue the female driver. A vehicle was also stuck in flood waters on Rockaway Road. Flooding and road closures also occurred along U.S. Route 22 in Readington and Clinton Townships. Event precipitation totals included 3.15 inches in Lebanon Township, 3.06 inches in Califon and 1.62 inches in Clinton and Readington Townships. Thunderstorms with heavy downpours caused flash flooding of roadways and smaller streams again in Somerset County, this time in the southern part of the county. The heaviest rain from this cluster of thunderstorms fell in Hillsborough and Franklin Townships. In Hillsborough Township, U.S. Route 206 and Brooks Boulevard were flooded and closed. In Franklin Township, How Lane and New Jersey State Route 27 were flooded and closed. Event precipitation totals included 3.52 inches in Hillsborough, 3.50 inches in Manville, 2.90 inches in Franklin and 1.88 inches in Montgomery Township. Thunderstorms with heavy downpours caused flash flooding of roadways and smaller streams in central and northern Middlesex County affecting North Brunswick and East Brunswick the hardest. In East Brunswick, numerous roadways were flooded (including New Jersey State Routes 18 and 27) and traffic was described as at a standstill. In New Brunswick, the basement of the Middlesex County Family Court was flooded and Family Court was closed for the rest of the day. Joyce Kilmer Avenue, George Street, Johnson Drive and Livingston Avenue were all flooded. Buccleuch Park was closed. In Edison, New Jersey State Route 27 was flooded. Street flooding was also reported in Woodbridge. Event precipitation totals included 2.00 inches in Cranbury and 1.90 inches in New Brunswick.