Thunderstorm Wind in Cape May County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind February 7, 2020 · Cape May County, New Jersey

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An antenna mast was downed on West Ocean Ave due to high winds.

The wider storm

An area of low pressure moving out of the Southeast began to explosively intensify as it moved over the mid-Atlantic. On the morning of February 7, the eastern mid-Atlantic was briefly within the warm sector of the deepening low. An environment of extreme wind fields was present, and temperatures and dew points rose enough for sufficient instability to develop to sustain convection. A line of low topped but intense convection developed, and despite producing little thunder and lightning it produced a long swath of wind damage over the mid-Atlantic, along with a few tornadoes between Virginia and Maryland.

Began near Villas (39.0300, -74.9400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 872681. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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