Lightning in Essex County, New Jersey

Lightning July 26, 2009 · Essex County, New Jersey

Death

Injuries

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck 4 persons under a tree outside the Ivy Hill Apartments on Mount Vernon Place, killing one and injuring 3 others.

The wider storm

A pre-frontal trough followed by a potent cold front caused multiple severe thunderstorms some of which produced flash flooding across Northeast New Jersey.

Began near Newark Hgts (40.7378, -74.2462).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 189644. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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