Heavy rain Thursday into early Friday caused minor flooding in some areas of Gloucester County.
Heavy rain Thursday into early Friday caused minor flooding in some areas of Gloucester County.
A total of 5.46 inches of rain fell in the area of Wenonah, according to updated totals released by the National Weather Service this morning. Near Turnersville, 5.03 inches of rain fell.
This parking lot at the corner of Broad Street and Vanneman Boulevard in Paulsboro was flooded Friday morning following heavy rains on Thursday. (Rebecca Forand | For NJ.com)Some flooding was reported in Interstate 295 and a portion of Route 45 at Berkley Road in Mantua Township was temporarily closed for flooding early Friday morning.
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) reported 3.01 inches of rain in Washington Township, 2.54 inches in Pitman and 2.3 inches in Clayton.
Across the river, 4.31 inches fell in Philadelphia, setting a new one-day record.
In Cumberland County, Upper Deerfield saw 2.65 inches and in Salem County, Pennsville saw 1.12 inches and Woodstown received .79 inches, according to CoCoRaHS.
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The NWS had issued flash flood warnings for the area on Thursday. Flash flooding briefly transformed Rowan Boulevard in Glassboro into a river Thursday afternoon, but officials reported no damage.
While it wasn't clear if the rainfall washed away our recent precipitation deficit -- August was a pretty dry month -- "we put a pretty good dent in it," reported Jim Bunker, observing program leader with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.
Cumberland, Salem and Gloucester counties received between 1 and 3 inches of rain for the entire month of August, according to NWS data.
We can expect more rain in the next few days.
"We're going to see a little clearing out today," Bunker said. "We're looking at showers and thunderstorms through the weekend and there is a potential for more heavy rain Saturday afternoon and evening."
The last 50mins or so of #flooding rains in Gloucester county #NJ. Too much rain too fast. #njwx pic.twitter.com/MiQkGmh5Ea
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