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Rain, Runoff, and Rising Waters | Jersey News
New Jersey’s summer floods are getting worse—and it’s not just because of overdevelopment. With 57 flash flood warnings in July alone, nearly triple the decade average, roads are underwater and communities are scrambling. While Montvale’s mayor blames unchecked building that blocks water flow, the state climatologist says the real culprit is a wetter climate: Bergen County saw two to three times its normal rainfall in one month, thanks to slow-moving storms. Data shows a 50% jump in days with heavy rain since the 1950s—meaning this isn’t an anomaly, but part of a decades-long trend toward…
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