Bradley Beach recorded New Jersey's heaviest rainfall from the weekend nor'easter, according to the Asbury Park Press, which cited National Weather Service data showing 3.9 inches fell in the Monmouth County borough.
The newspaper, reporting under Asbury Park Press writer Michael L. Diamond, said the storm brought wind-driven flooding across the Jersey Shore even as its rain totals stayed concentrated in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Long Branch and Point Pleasant Beach posted the next-highest totals in the state, at 3.7 inches and 3.6 inches.
Which Shore Towns Saw the Most Rain?
The National Weather Service measured unofficial rainfall from 7 a.m. Sept. 26 to 7 a.m. Sept. 27.
Freehold Township took in 3.4 inches and Stafford Township recorded 3.1 inches, the Asbury Park Press reported.
Colts Neck saw 2.9 inches. Millstone recorded 2.8 inches, while Brick and Berkeley each measured 2.7 inches.
Eatontown logged 2.6 inches, Jackson 2.5 inches, and both Upper Freehold Township and Manalapan came in at 2.4 inches.
Howell and Manchester each saw 2.3 inches, Little Silver measured 2 inches, and Toms River's National Weather Service reading for that 24-hour window stood at 1.2 inches.
South Jersey towns also picked up significant rain. Medford Lakes reached 3.5 inches, Middle Township saw 3 inches, and Lower Township and Medford each recorded 2.7 inches.
Woodbine measured 2.6 inches.
How Did North Jersey Totals Compare?
Parts of North Jersey picked up more than an inch of rain during the storm, which stretched from Sept. 25 through Sept. 28, NorthJersey.com reported.
Reporter Kristie Cattafi wrote that additional rain was still expected as the system lingered.
The heaviest rain in that report fell along the shore.
Beach Haven measured 3.73 inches and Toms River measured 3.70 inches, according to Bob Ziff of North Jersey Weather Observers, cited by NorthJersey.com.
That Toms River figure is notably higher than the 1.2 inches the National Weather Service logged for the town over the narrower 24-hour window the Asbury Park Press tracked.
The difference reflects the two outlets measuring different time spans and drawing on separate observer networks rather than a single official total.
What Else Came With the Storm?
The nor'easter's impact went beyond rainfall.
High winds tied to the same storm system knocked out power to a large number of households across the state, a subject covered separately in widespread outages.
Along Ocean Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach, standing water covered stretches of roadway Sunday morning, with vehicles forced to plow through it, the Asbury Park Press reported.
With the storm system continuing through the weekend, additional rain was still possible in North Jersey as of Sunday afternoon, according to NorthJersey.com.