New Jersey, 1996

Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 11, 1996

May 11, 1996 · NWS PHI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorms downed trees and power lines in the northern third of the county. In Annandale two very large trees (about 100 feet tall) were uprooted.

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

Open the live radar over this ground

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.

Severe thunderstorms downed trees and power lines in the northern third of the county. In Annandale two very large trees (about 100 feet tall) were uprooted. One damaged the attic of one home. In Clinton, another uprooted tree damaged the corner of a roof. The storms downed wires in Bethlehem Township.

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunterdon

When
May 11, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon County, Northern Third
Coordinates
40.620, -74.970

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

More

Every storm in New Jersey in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, May 1996

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: 5560370.