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Thunderstorm Wind in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind July 26, 2009 · Hunterdon County, New Jersey

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

Injuries

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage across Hunterdon County, hitting the central part of the county the hardest in Alexandria, Franklin and Clinton Townships. Ten people suffered minor injuries at the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in Readington Township when tents were toppled and debris struck them. In Alexandria Township, the roof of a barn was torn away and a shed was totally damaged. Tree damage occurred in Clinton along New Jersey State Route 31 and County Route 929. About 5,000 homes and businesses lost power.

The wider storm

An unseasonably warm and humid air mass combined with an approaching surface trof to produce strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening across New Jersey. The combination of lightning and damaging winds caused about 20,000 homes and businesses to lose power in Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth and Union Counties.

Began near Everittstown (40.5658, -75.0315).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 186480. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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