Thunderstorm Wind — Union, New Jersey
2025-07-03 · near Plainfield, Union, New Jersey
2
Direct deaths
$15K
Property damage
60 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Large tree fallen on car on Myrtle Avenue near Mariners Place with 2 occupants deceased.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272583. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.