High Wind — Eastern Bergen, New Jersey

2017-02-13 · Eastern Bergen, New Jersey

Event narrative

A mesonet station in Englewood Cliffs measured sustained winds of 41 mph at 1239 pm. Another mesonet station located in Cliffside Park measured 40 mph sustained winds at 925 am. At 3 pm, a trained spotter reported a large tree was downed, which crushed the front half of a house. This occurred in the town of Saddle Brook on Saddle River Road and Rochelle Parkway. The ASOS at Teterboro Airport reported a wind gust up to 53 mph at 1204 pm.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure passed to the east and rapidly deepened.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 680028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.