Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- August 7, 4:55 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Cranbury
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.317, -74.517
Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 7, 2000
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees across southern Middlesex County in Cranbury and Monroe Townships. In Monroe County, the eastbound lanes of New Jersey State Route 33 were closed because of a downed pole.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- 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.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees across southern Middlesex County in Cranbury and Monroe Townships. In Monroe County, the eastbound lanes of New Jersey State Route 33 were closed because of a downed pole. A funnel cloud was sighted over Jamesburg, but did not touch down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Middlesex
- When
- August 7, 5:03 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Jamesburg
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 7 to 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 7, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 12, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Wyoming, August 7 to 18, 2000
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 7, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 7, 2000
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: 5170968, 5170969.