Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Little Egg Inlet To Great Egg Inlet Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

2012-06-03 · near Atlantic City, Little Egg Inlet To Great Egg Inlet Nj Out 20nm, Atlantic North

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorms moving over the waters along the southern New Jersey coast produced a 39 mph (34 knot) wind gust at the Atlantic City Marina USGS gauge at 9:30 pm EDT on the 3rd.

Wider weather episode

The combination of an upper level disturbance and cold air aloft triggered scattered strong thunderstorms across portions of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey during the afternoon and early evening of the 3rd. Strong thunderstorms reached the coastal waters of New Jersey and Delaware, as well as Delaware Bay, later in the evening on the 3rd.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 394283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.