High Wind, Cumberland
- When
- January 19, 8:30 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New Jersey, January 19, 1996
Very strong southerly winds preceding a cold front caused wind damage in most of the counties bordering the Delaware River and Bay. The wind damage was exacerbated by a line of thunderstorms that moved through Central New Jersey in the afternoon and uprooted numerous trees and downed power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 11
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.
Very strong southerly winds preceding a cold front caused wind damage in most of the counties bordering the Delaware River and Bay. The wind damage was exacerbated by a line of thunderstorms that moved through Central New Jersey in the afternoon and uprooted numerous trees and downed power lines. Statewide Public Service Electric and Gas reported 36,500 homes lost power; Jersey Central Power and Light reported 15,600 homes lost power and Atlantic Electric reported 6,000 homes lost power. Most of the power failures in Central New Jersey occurred in the afternoon as the line of thunderstorms moved through. Most homes had power restored by 9 p.m. In Cumberland County, the damaging winds blew out the windows at Bob Novick Chrysler in Bridgeton. In Gloucester County, the roof was ripped from a Turnersville Midas Shop. In Camden County, part of the roof blew away from the TLC University campus in Collingswood. Hackettstown and Mansfield in Warren County were hard hit with many trees down. Wind gusts reached 63 mph in Cumberland County and 61 mph in Hazlet in Monmouth County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Somerset
- When
- January 19, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Middlesex
- When
- January 19, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mercer
- When
- January 19, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Monmouth
- When
- January 19, 10:00 AM EST to 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Western Monmouth forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northwestern Burlington
- When
- January 19, 10:00 AM EST to 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Ocean
- When
- January 19, 10:00 AM EST to 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Western Ocean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morris
- When
- January 19, 10:30 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Warren
- When
- January 19, 10:30 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gloucester
- When
- January 19, 11:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Camden
- When
- January 19, 11:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 19 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Maryland, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 19 to 21, 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: 5543042, 5543047, 5543048, 5543049, 5543050, 5543051, 5543052, 5543045, 5543046, 5543043, 5543044.