Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- May 31, 7:47 PM EST to 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Bevans to Quarryville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -74.850
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 31, 1998
The second severe thunderstorm of the evening knocked down numerous trees and wires in the northwest part of Sussex County in Frankford, Montague, Sandyston and Wantage Townships. Frankford and Montague Townships were hit the hardest.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
The second severe thunderstorm of the evening knocked down numerous trees and wires in the northwest part of Sussex County in Frankford, Montague, Sandyston and Wantage Townships. Frankford and Montague Townships were hit the hardest. The tree damage was so extensive in parts of Stoke Forest that the campgrounds were expected to be closed for up to two weeks for cleanup. Campers were evacuated before the thunderstorm hit. A Sandyston Township man was injured when he received an electrical shock while using the telephone during the thunderstorm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Sussex
- When
- May 31, 7:47 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Layton
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, May 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Vermont, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 31, 1998
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, May 1998
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: 5660321, 5660322.