Strong Wind in Essex, New Jersey

Strong Wind December 25, 2008 · Essex, New Jersey

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

Deaths

Injuries

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved across the Northeast during the early morning hours of December 25. Gusty northwest winds of 40 to 50 mph behind the front toppled a 40 foot tree onto a car traveling on the Garden State Parkway in Bloomfield, New Jersey, at approximately 0110EST. A 42-year-old man and 70-year-old woman were killed; and 13- and 8-year-old girls were injured in the car.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 148072. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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