Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- May 13, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Scotch Plains
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -74.367
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 13, 2000
As severe thunderstorms moved east across the area, they produced high winds that downed wires in Scotch Plains and wires and trees in West Milford. Power outages occurred.
Where it happened
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
As severe thunderstorms moved east across the area, they produced high winds that downed wires in Scotch Plains and wires and trees in West Milford. Power outages occurred. A house was struck by lightning in Ramsey. The amount of property damage was unknown.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Passaic
- When
- May 13, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Passaic County, West Milford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.133, -74.383
Lightning, Bergen
- When
- May 13, 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Bergen County, Ramsey
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Wildfire in Virginia, May 13 to 14, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 13, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, May 13, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, May 13 to 15, 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: 5139442, 5139443, 5139444.