Strong Wind — Western Essex, New Jersey

2022-02-18 · Western Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

A COOP observer reported a tree down on a car with 1 injury at 1232 AM local standard time.

Wider weather episode

The pressure gradient tightened as a cold front approached from the west. This produced strong winds over Northeastern New Jersey early in the morning of February 18, 2022.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1013220. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.