Marine Tropical Storm — Great Egg Inlet To Cp May Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

2025-08-21 to 2025-08-22 · Great Egg Inlet To Cp May Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

Event narrative

North Wildwood mesonet had several hours of tropical storm force gusts, with a peak sustained wind of 32 kt and peak gust of 38 kt. Mesonet stations in Ludlam Bay in Sea Isle City and Ocean City also recorded tropical storm force wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Erin passed about 450 miles south and east of the New Jersey and Delaware coast. The storm had an expansive wind field, and produced tropical storm force gusts for several hours late on August 20th and into August 21st across the coastal waters of New Jersey and Delaware.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1278204. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.