Thunderstorm Wind — Burlington, New Jersey

2010-06-24 · near Atsion, Burlington, New Jersey

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and tree limbs in Shamong Township. A 47-year-old woman died while camping at the Atsion Recreation Area within the township. A tree snapped and fell on top of a tent she as well as a 51-year-old man and 31-year-old woman were taking shelter within. The latter two suffered minor injuries. Another downed tree damaged a vehicle within the town.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms caused considerable tree damage during the afternoon into the early evening of the 24th across the southern third of New Jersey and claimed the life of one woman and injured two other persons in Burlington County. About 130,000 Public Service Electric & Gas and 65,000 Atlantic City Electric customers lost power. The hardest hit counties with respect to power outages were Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester and Salem.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 240901. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.