Thunderstorm Wind — Union, New Jersey

2025-07-25 · near Elizabethport, Union, New Jersey

Event narrative

ASOS site EWR at Newark International Airport measured a 55 knot wind gust.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1283058. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.