A strong high pressure system built into New England on the 25th and 26th. The northeast to east flow around the high and a developing low pressure system well east of Cape Hatteras produced rough surf and rip currents along the New Jersey shore, particularly in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A strong high pressure system built into New England on the 25th and 26th. The northeast to east flow around the high and a developing low pressure system well east of Cape Hatteras produced rough surf and rip currents along the New Jersey shore, particularly in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Several people suffered shoulder, eye and knee injuries. In Monmouth County, a person nearly drowned while fishing along the shore on the 26th. A total bathing ban was in effect in Allenhurst, while yellow cautionary flags flew and partial bathing bans were in effect in other places such as Sea Girt. A 17 foot vessel capsized half a mile off of Shark River Inlet in 5 to 6 foot seas. In Belmar, a 42-foot sport fisher vessel carrying eight persons ran aground between the south jetty and a fishing pier around midnight EDT on the 26th. In Ocean County, several rescues and injuries occurred in Seaside Park. In Island Beach State Park, a 20-foot boat crashed into the park's north jetty the evening of the 25th. Two men were rescued from the water with just minor cuts and bruises, but their dog drowned.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 25, 2:30 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 330 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2001 DISC: HIGH PRES OVER NE U.S. THIS MORNING SLIDES EAST OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC PROVIDING THE AREA WITH AN EASTERLY FLOW AND NICE WEATHER TODAY. HIGH REMAINS IN PLACE SUN BUT MOVES E AGAIN SUN NIGHT AS LOW MOVES FROM GREAT LAKES REGION INTO NEW ENGLAND. TRAILING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FAR NW ZONES LATE SUN INTO MON MORNING...SOUTHERN AND COASTAL SECTIONS DURING THE DAY MONDAY. HAVE KEPT CHANCE POPS FOR LATE SUN NIGHT IN NW ZONES AND PA SIDE OF METRO AREA. CHANGED EXTENDED PORTION OF FORCAST TO INCLUDE SHRS/TSTMS FOR MOST OF THE DAY ON MONDAY S AND E OF THE CITY. ON THE MARINE...FLOW AROUND HIGH IN COMBINATION WITH A LOW WELL OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST (REMNANTS OF CHANTEL) IS CREATING 5 FOOT SWELLS. FOR THIS REASON HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RAISE SCA. FCSTID = 24 MPO 80 57 80 60 / 0 0 10 40 ABE 82 58 83 62 / 0 0 10 40 RDG 82 58 83 62 / 0 0 10 40 PHL 85 65 86 68 / 0 0 0 30 12N 80 57 80 60 / 0 0 10 40 SMQ 85 64 85 67 / 0 0 0 20 TTN 85 64 85 67 / 0 0 0 20 MIV 84 60 84 64 / 0 0 10 0 ACY 81 59 80 63 / 0 0 10 20 ILG 84 62 84 66 / 0 0 10 30 DOV 85 64 85 67 / 0 0 0 20 GED 85 64 85 67 / 0 0 0 20 ESN 85 64 85 67 / 0 0 0 20 .PHI... DE...NONE. MD...NONE. NJ...NONE. PA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. JJM
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>026-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-251400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - FOG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 500 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2001 ...DENSE FOG IN SOME LOCATIONS EARLY THIS SATURDAY MORNING... PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE LOWER DELAWARE VALLEY AND ALONG THE COAST IN RESPONSE TO LIGHT WINDS AND LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN A FEW SPOTS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD THEY ENCOUNTER FOG AS THEY VENTURE OUT ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. COURTESY AND COMMON SENSE CAN GO A LONG WAY TO HELP REDUCE ACCIDENTS AND INJURY. FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO BURN OFF AFTER SUNRISE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS. JJM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, August 2001
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: 5268908, 5268909.