Home / New Jersey / Essex

Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind July 25, 2025 · Essex County, New Jersey

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree down on wires on West Northfield Road in Orange.

The wider storm

A shortwave trough and associated cold front approached the area. Ahead of these features, the area destabilized to about 2000 J/kg of MLCAPE. Storms fired up along a pre-frontal trough and with the help of about 30 knots of Effective Bulk Shear several storms were able to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts.

Began near Ampere (40.7800, -74.2500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1283052. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.