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Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind July 3, 2025 · Union County, New Jersey

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

Deaths

$15K

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 fallen on car on Myrtle Avenue near Mariners Place with 2 occupants deceased.

The wider storm

Deep layered troughing approached the area from the west along with a cold front at the surface. The area was able to destabilize ahead of the cold front to between 1000 and 1500 j/kg of MLCAPE. The front sparked showers and thunderstorms and with 30 to 40 kt of Effective Bulk Shear available, many of the storms became strong to severe. Single cells and multi-cell clusters were able to produce damaging wind gusts in northeast NJ.

Began near Plainfield (40.6053, -74.4463).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1272583. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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