Thunderstorm Wind, Atlantic
- When
- April 16, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Atlantic County, 3 mi E of Devonshire
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -74.630
Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 16, 1996
A small line of severe thunderstorms caused wind damage in Egg Harbor Township. The winds blew part of the roof off of Marty Sussman Auto Mall, shattered the showroom window at Sheehy Ford and blew away a carport.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A small line of severe thunderstorms caused wind damage in Egg Harbor Township. The winds blew part of the roof off of Marty Sussman Auto Mall, shattered the showroom window at Sheehy Ford and blew away a carport. No injuries were reported.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 16, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- Flooding in Maine, April 16 to 18, 1996
- Flash Flood in Connecticut, April 16, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- Debris Flow in Maine, April 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 16, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- High Wind in South Carolina, April 16, 1996
- Hail in California, April 16, 1996
- Flooding in New York, April 16, 1996
- Flood in California, April 16, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561268.