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High Wind in Eastern Essex, New Jersey

High Wind February 7, 2026 · Eastern Essex, New Jersey

59 mph
Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A measured wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at 850 AM Local Standard Time at ASOS station KEWR - Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark.

The wider storm

High winds occurred over northeastern New Jersey during the daytime hours of February 7, 2026 after a cold front passed through earlier in the morning and low pressure strengthened over the western Atlantic Ocean, tightening the pressure gradient over the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1316017. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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