Thunderstorm Wind — Essex, New Jersey

2024-06-26 · near Watsessing, Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

A tree fell on a 30 year old male near North Munn Avenue in East Orange NJ. The man died an hour later at the hospital.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms formed west of our area along a cold front and then moved east towards our area. The storms became severe and continued in a warm and moist environment, producing damaging winds across northeast NJ.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1177519. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.