Thunderstorm Wind — Burlington, New Jersey

2003-09-23 · near Countywide, Burlington, New Jersey

Wider weather episode

A powerful line of severe thunderstorms uprooted numerous trees and power lines throughout Burlington County. The combination of the Florence Tornado and the line of severe storms produced an estimated property damage of $2.1 million dollars throughout the county. Most of the wind damage was caused by trees falling on homes and vehicles. Beside Florence, other hard hit areas included Beverly, Bordentown, Burlington City, Burlington Township, Cinnaminson, Delanco, Delran, Edgewater Park, Palmyra, Riverside and Willingboro Townships. States of emergency were declared in Delanco, Riverside and Edgewater Park. The county 911 center received 770 weather related calls which included 130 reports of downed lines. In Cinnaminson, at the Mar-Khem Industrial site, the winds ripped the front half of a metal roof from a warehouse and office building. Several support beams were twisted and a trailer was blown over. In Beverly, part of a roof was torn from a trucking warehouse. In Edgewater Park, Colonial and Regency Roads were hit hard. Trees were removed from bedrooms and living rooms. Schools were closed. in Delanco, the steeple on the Abundant Life Fellowship Church was toppled. In Riverside, downed wires caused a fire that damaged the annex of the First Baptist Church. In Delran, two tractor-trailer boxes overturned on U.S. Route 130 and snarled it for hours. The leg of a plastic picnic table pierced the windshield of a vehicle. In Burlington City, wind damage was concentrated on Riverbank Avenue, Wood Street, West Pearl Street and West Union Street. About 23,000 homes and business lost power in Mercer, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties. All power was restored by the afternoon of the 24th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5337636. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.