Thunderstorm Wind, Ocean
- When
- September 7, 1:45 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ocean County, Bay Head to 2 mi of Island Beach
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -74.030
Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
The southern edge of a squall line of severe thunderstorms capsized about half a dozen boats, as well as jet skis, toppled lifeguard stands and tossed umbrellas from Point Pleasant Beach south through Island Beach State Park. A parasailor was injured in Barnegat Bay near Toms River after the wind snapped the tow line and he fell 200 feet into the bay.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
The southern edge of a squall line of severe thunderstorms capsized about half a dozen boats, as well as jet skis, toppled lifeguard stands and tossed umbrellas from Point Pleasant Beach south through Island Beach State Park. A parasailor was injured in Barnegat Bay near Toms River after the wind snapped the tow line and he fell 200 feet into the bay. Service was suspended on New jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line between Bay Head and Newark because of downed lines. GPU energy reported 34,000 homes and businesses lost power in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:46 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 7 to 12, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in New York, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 7 to 26, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, September 7 to 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, September 7, 1998
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, September 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: 5673156.