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Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind September 8, 2023 · Essex County, New Jersey

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large tree limbs fallen on car in irionbound section of Newark.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed along a stalled boundary and moved through northeast NJ in an environment with 3000 to 4000 J/kg of SBCAPE. Some of these storms were severe and produced damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Newark (40.7300, -74.1700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1142524. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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