Strong Wind — Essex, New Jersey

2008-11-15 · Essex, New Jersey

Event narrative

A fifty foot silver maple tree cracked at its base and fell on a man walking along the sidewalk on South Center Street, in Orange.

Wider weather episode

Strong southerly winds of up to 30 mph downed a silver maple tree on a man in Orange, Essex County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 142920. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.