Thunderstorm Wind in Monmouth County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2026 · Monmouth County, New Jersey

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There was a swath of trees and wires blown down in Middletown Township.

The wider storm

Isolated storms developed along a prefrontal trough by mid day on May 20. Later in the afternoon, a broader multicellular cluster of storms associated with the slow moving cold front moved into the region.

Began near New Monmouth (40.3900, -74.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1342691. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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