High Wind, Burlington
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New Jersey, January 11, 2000
A strong cold front produced damaging wind gusts in Cumberland and Gloucester Counties and wind gusts as strong as 56 mph elsewhere in New Jersey as it moved through the state around Noon EST on the 11th. In Cumberland County, a SKYWARN Spotter reported a wind gust of 62 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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 strong cold front produced damaging wind gusts in Cumberland and Gloucester Counties and wind gusts as strong as 56 mph elsewhere in New Jersey as it moved through the state around Noon EST on the 11th. In Cumberland County, a SKYWARN Spotter reported a wind gust of 62 mph. In Gloucester County, in Greenwich Township, several trees were knocked down. One house was damaged. Peak wind gusts included 56 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, 47 mph in Millville (Cumberland County), 46 mph in Belmar (Monmouth County), 43 mph in Lumberton (Burlington County) and Trenton (Mercer County), 41 mph in Lakehurst (Ocean County), 40 mph in Morristown (Morris County) and 39 mph in Wildwood (Cape May County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Eastern Atlantic
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Cape May
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Monmouth
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Ocean
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ocean forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hunterdon
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mercer
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Middlesex
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morris
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Salem
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Salem forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Somerset
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sussex
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Warren
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Atlantic
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Atlantic forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Cape May
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Monmouth
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Monmouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Ocean
- When
- January 11, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Ocean forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cumberland
- When
- January 11, 11:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gloucester
- When
- January 11, 11:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Camden
- When
- January 11, 11:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5131477, 5131478, 5131479, 5131480, 5131481, 5131482, 5131483, 5131484, 5131485, 5131486, 5131487, 5131488, 5131489, 5131490, 5131491, 5131492, 5131493, 5131378, 5131379, 5131380.