New Jersey, 1998

Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 26, 1998

June 26, 1998 · NWS PHI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm continued to produce wind damage across southeastern Burlington County. Burlington County emergency personnel responded to about 1,400 calls of assistance throughout the county.

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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 severe thunderstorm continued to produce wind damage across southeastern Burlington County. Burlington County emergency personnel responded to about 1,400 calls of assistance throughout the county. The hardest hit area in the southeast part of the county was in and around Atsion (Shamong Township). The damage became less as the thunderstorm neared the Atlantic and the strongest part of the storm went into Ocean County.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burlington

When
June 26, 2:40 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Burlington County, Atsion to New Gretna
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.730, -74.720

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.

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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: 5665853.