New Jersey, 2000

Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 2, 2000

June 2, 2000 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and power lines in northern Hunterdon County. Around Whitehouse Station, a peak wind gust of 67 mph was measured.

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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 several trees and power lines in northern Hunterdon County. Around Whitehouse Station, a peak wind gust of 67 mph was measured. Numerous large limbs were knocked down and a few whole trees were either snapped or uprooted. The quarter size hail lasted for five minutes and quickly covered the ground. The severe thunderstorms caused 84,000 homes and businesses in the northern half of New Jersey to lose power; 60,000 of the outages occurred in Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex and WarrenCounties. All power was restored by the 5th.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunterdon

When
June 2, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon County, Whitehouse Station
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.617, -74.767

Hail, Hunterdon

When
June 2, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon County, Whitehouse Station
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.617, -74.767

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5153329, 5153679.