Rainy June Continues in Garden State

Over Another Inch of Rain Falls at GWC in South Plainfield

After a relatively dry April and most of May, the rain has come back with a vengeance here in New Jersey. On Saturday, another storm system barreled in from the west and brought another soaking rain to New Jersey. At GWC in South Plainfield, approximately 1.06 inches of rain fell. Further south, there was even more. The storm system also brought gusty winds that prompted gale warnings to be issued along the Jersey Shore. Severe thunderstorms also developed further to the south and west in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, where even tornado watches were issued.

Brick Township was the winner according to data provided by CoCoRaHS with 4.71 inches. Nearby in Toms River, about 4.5 inches of rain fell according to news reports on Saturday night. Little Egg Harbor, which is in extreme southern Ocean County near Mystic Island, received 3.73 inches of rain. Pine Beach received 3.7 inches. The top rain getter in Atlantic County was Hammonton with 3.49 inches. River Vale had the most rainfall in Bergen County at 1.3 inches. Medford Township received the most rain in Burlington County with 2.6 inches. Winslow Township had the most rain in Camden County with 2.86 inches of rain. Ocean City was the top rain getter in Cape May County with 1.53 inches.

In Middlesex County, South Brunswick had the most rain with 1.72 inches followed by East Brunswick with 1.62 inches. Next door in Somerset County, a rain collection station Montgomery Township had the most with 1.66 inches. Heading south again, Howell had the most rain in Monmouth County with 2.94 inches. Moving back up north, Chatham and Washington Township tied for the most rain in Morris County with 1.34 inches. Hawthorne had the most rain in Passaic County with 1.31 inches while Pittsgrove topped all towns in Salem County down in South Jersey with 2.12 inches. It has been quite a wet month of June at GWC.

So far this month, there has been 4.59 inches of rain at GWC in South Plainfield. Couple that with the 1.13 inches that fell on May 31st, and there has been 5.72 inches over the last 28 days in Northwestern Middlesex County, New Jersey. So far, this is the third wettest June since 2011 at GWC. More rain is possible on Tuesday to wrap up the month, and the stormy pattern is expected to continue for a while into July. Models have indicated that another storm system could bring severe weather on July 1st and in the July 5-6 time frame. Returning to Saturday’s weather, this was a vast storm system with the bulk of the precipitation coming through the Mid-Atlantic States while severe thunderstorms were off to the south and west pinwheeling around the low that was still spinning over Ohio.

Checking out the severe weather reports throughout the United States on Saturday, there were 147 total reports including 105 for wind, 23 due to hail, and 19 for tornadoes. One of those twisters was spawned in Ashland, Virginia while one report of hail was in Martinsville, Virginia. Twenty-two reports of wind damage came from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. After receiving storm damage in the northern and southern portions of the state on Tuesday, New Jersey was spared of any severe weather on Saturday.