Irene made landfall locally as a tropical storm around 900 am EDT August 28, 2011 over New York City.  Irene then moved across Southeast New York and Western Connecticut before dissipating over Northern New England near the Canadian Border later that evening.  Copious amounts of tropical moisture within the storm produced extended periods of heavy rainfall, which resulted in widespread moderate to major flooding across the area.

Flood in HUDSON, NEW JERSEY
From 27-AUG-11 21:31:00 to 28-AUG-11 00:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST NEWARK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

In Kearny, Schuyler Ave. at mile marker 4.2 was closed due to flooding.  All lanes were closed on Secaucas Rd. in North Bergen also due to flooding.

Flood in HUDSON, NEW JERSEY
From 27-AUG-11 21:16:00 to 28-AUG-11 00:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: GREENVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Route 440 was closed due to flooding between Sip Ave. and Danforth Ave. in Jersey City.

Flood in HUDSON, NEW JERSEY
From 27-AUG-11 20:00:00 to 28-AUG-11 00:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: HARRISON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Passaic Ave. near the East Newark townline was closed due to flooding in Kearny.

Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 27-AUG-11 20:06:00 to 27-AUG-11 22:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: KINGSLAND
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Polito Ave. near Rutherford Ave. was closed due to flooding in Lyndhurst.

Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 00:47:00 to 28-AUG-11 03:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST PATERSON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Interstate 80 at River Road in Elmwood Park was closed due to flooding.

Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 00:00:00 to 28-AUG-11 03:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: TETERBORO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

All lanes were closed due to flooding on Rt. 46 at Summit Ave. in Lodi.

Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 06:50:00 to 28-AUG-11 09:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLEN ROCK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Residents were rescued from their flooded homes on Howard Ave. in Fair Lawn.

Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 14:37:00 to 28-AUG-11 17:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: BERGENFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

In Paramus, a car was submerged in the Garden State Plaza parking lot with its occupant standing on the roof waiting to be rescued.

Flood in PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 00:40:00 to 28-AUG-11 03:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: PASSAIC
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Route 3 at Bloomfield Ave. in Clifton was closed due to flooding.

Flood in PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 02:30:00 to 28-AUG-11 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: GREAT NOTCH
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Water rose up to car doors and entered homes near Hromiak Terrace and Dowling Pkwy. in Woodland Park.

Flood in HUDSON, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 07:00:00 to 28-AUG-11 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST NEWARK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A 47-year-old man drowned when he tried to walk to safety after his car was disabled in flooding on Harrison Ave. in Kearny and plunged into a drainage canal obscured by the flood.
A 60 year old male in North Bergen, Hudson County, NJ died from a fall while cleaning out the gutters of his house.

Flood in UNION, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 01:30:00 to 28-AUG-11 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: HILLSIDE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A water rescue was performed near the intersection of Salem Rd. and Huguenot Ave. in Union.

Heavy Rain in PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
From 28-AUG-11 11:00:00 to 28-AUG-11 11:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: WANAQUE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A 39-year-old male drowned while walking through a wooded path that connects Warren Hagstrom Blvd. to an athletic field in Wanaque when he fell into a sinkhole and was swept away into a nearby stream.