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Marine Thunderstorm Wind July 24, 2011 · Great Egg Inlet To Cp May Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

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 along the beach front of Ocean City. On the beach itself, thirteen lifeguard stands were destroyed as they went tumbling down the beach. About a dozen beach patrol surf boats went cartwheeling down the beach. Six were totally damaged. One was found in Strathmere. A wind gust of 66 mph was recorded within Ocean City.

The wider storm

A slowly southward sinking cold front that entered northern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey during the early afternoon of the 24th helped trigger strong to locally severe thunderstorms over the area waters during the afternoon and early evening of the 24th.

Began near Ocean City (39.2396, -74.6212).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 336411. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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