Hail, Burlington
- When
- June 20, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Burlington County, Chatsworth
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.820, -74.530
Hail in New Jersey, June 20, 1998
Dime to quarter size hail was reported along a several mile stretch of New Jersey State Route 72 near Chatsworth. Funnel clouds were also sighted the area, but apparently did not touch down as there was no reported wind damage.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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.
Dime to quarter size hail was reported along a several mile stretch of New Jersey State Route 72 near Chatsworth. Funnel clouds were also sighted the area, but apparently did not touch down as there was no reported wind damage.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Burlington
- When
- June 20, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Burlington County, Chatsworth
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 20, 1998
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 20, 1998
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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: 5665633, 5665634.