Strong Wind — Western Bergen, New Jersey

2017-10-24 · Western Bergen, New Jersey

Event narrative

At 1214 pm in Ramsey, a trained spotter reported a tree down on North Central Avenue. A minute later, a trained spotter reported a large tree down on Indian Trail in Saddle River. In Mahwah, another spotter reported a tree down at 1219 pm on West Road. In the town of Wyckoff, a tree was down per a trained spotter onto power lines at Franklin Avenue and Wylie Place. This occurred at 1230 pm. At 1245 pm in the town of Ramsey, an emergency manager reported several large tree limbs and power lines down throughout the town. At 118 pm in Saddle River, a trained spotter reported wires down and on fire on Old Stone Church Road. Another trained spotter reported a tree down on Belmont and Bedford Road in Ridgewood at 125 pm. Another spotter in Saddle River reported a tree down on a house on Hampshire Hill Road at 150 pm.

Wider weather episode

Strong winds occurred ahead of and behind a cold front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723358. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.