New Jersey, 1999

High Wind in New Jersey, November 2, 1999

November 2, 1999 · NWS OKX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

The combination of a strong high pressure system exiting off the coast and a strong cold front approaching from the west caused damaging southeast wind gusts, estimated at least 58 mph. )High winds downed numerous tree limbs, trees, wires, and power lines.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 OKX wrote it up.

The combination of a strong high pressure system exiting off the coast and a strong cold front approaching from the west caused damaging southeast wind gusts, estimated at least 58 mph. (A spotter from Harrison in Hudson County reported a wind gust to 55 mph.)High winds downed numerous tree limbs, trees, wires, and power lines. Some of these fell on and damaged cars. A driver in Carlstadt (Bergen County) was treated for injuries after a tree fell on his parked car. During the peak, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. reported more than 70,000 customers without power across the area. Damage was widespread across the area.Selected peak wind gusts measured by ASOSs at Newark, Caldwell, and Teterboro Airports were all 53 mph.

The radar

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Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Bergen

When
November 2, 2:32 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Bergen forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind, Eastern Passaic

When
November 2, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Passaic forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Essex

When
November 2, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind, Hudson

When
November 2, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Hudson forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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: 5720404, 5720405, 5720406, 5720407.