Thunderstorm Wind, Ocean
- When
- September 3, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ocean County, 2 mi SW of Shore Acres
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 3, 2000
A thunderstorm's gust front caused the capsizing of a small boat in Dover Township at the end of Silver Bay Road. Neither boater on board was injured.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- 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
- 1
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 thunderstorm's gust front caused the capsizing of a small boat in Dover Township at the end of Silver Bay Road. Neither boater on board was injured.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 3, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Florida, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 3, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New York, September 3, 2000
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 3, 2000
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, September 2000
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: 5156762.