Thunderstorm Wind in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Power outages due to tree damage were reported in the area. Time estimated from radar.

A strong cold front moved through the mid-Atlantic during the early morning hours of February 17, 2022. An unseasonably warm air mass was present ahead of it, and temperatures ahead of the front during the overnight hours remained in the 60s. The front was associated with very strong lift and wind fields. In fact, some locally damaging wind gusts occurred ahead of the front on the afternoon and overnight of the 16th. Along the front, a narrow, low topped line of showers and isolated thunderstorms developed. This line strengthened as it approached the Delaware Valley, and produced several instances of damaging wind near the I-95 corridor. The cold front and convective line would then sweep offshore soon after with seasonably cool weather following.