Thunderstorm Wind — Atlantic, New Jersey

2021-06-08 · near Hammonton, Atlantic, New Jersey

Event narrative

A tree was downed on the Atlantic City Expressway westbound entrance ramp. Time estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A very hot and humid air mass was in place over the mid-Atlantic on June 8. A weak upper level disturbance helped to initiate thunderstorms over the area during the afternoon hours. Storms were lacking in organization due to weak wind fields and limited forcing, and mainly took the form of single cells and disorganized multi-cells. However, due to the strong to extreme instability present, some of the storms did become strong to severe and produced downbursts containing damaging winds and some hail. Storms also produced torrential rain and areas of flash flooding. Convection waned during the evening hours with the loss of daytime heating.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 953510. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.