Thunderstorm Wind — Union, New Jersey
2025-06-19 · near Cranford, Union, New Jersey
$3K
Property damage
55 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Wires down on road in Garwood NJ.
Wider weather episode
A pre-frontal trough approached at the surface out ahead of a cold front. Aloft, a shortwave trough led to falling heights into the afternoon. These features combined with MLCAPE values between 1000 and 2000 J/kg and moderate shear allowed for thunderstorms to develop and become organized. These storms produced damaging wind gusts and frequent cloud to ground lightning in northeast NJ.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257185. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.