Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- September 7, 12:26 PM EST to 12:46 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Stillwater to Sparta
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -74.900
Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998
A squall line of severe thunderstorms pulled down numerous trees and wires across the southern half of Sussex County. Five persons were injured at an Acme Supermarket in Sparta when a large plate glass window shattered.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- 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 squall line of severe thunderstorms pulled down numerous trees and wires across the southern half of Sussex County. Five persons were injured at an Acme Supermarket in Sparta when a large plate glass window shattered. Trees and power lines were knocked down in Andover, Hopatcong, Lafayette Township, Newton, Sparta Township and Stillwater Township. The worst wind damage was reported around Newton with power lost to about 1,500 homes and businesses.
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:26 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
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- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, September 7, 1998
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- 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
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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: 5673146.