Lightning in Essex County, New Jersey

Lightning June 19, 2025 · Essex County, New Jersey

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

House struck by lightning in South Orange NJ.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Maplewood (40.7400, -74.2700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257188. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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