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Thunderstorm Wind in Passaic County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind August 3, 2024 · Passaic County, New Jersey

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

West Milford police dispatch reported a few trees down around town.

The wider storm

An upper level trough slowly approached the area as a stalled frontal boundary sat just to our west. With an environment with about 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE and 30 kt of Effective Bulk Shear, a thunderstorm that developed was able to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts.

Began near West Milford Arpt (41.1300, -74.3700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1213177. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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