Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- July 1, 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Lower Harmony
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.733, -75.150
Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 1, 2001
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in the southern part of Warren County. One house was also struck by lightning.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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 severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in the southern part of Warren County. One house was also struck by lightning.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jul 1, 1:54 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 1:54 PM EST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 254 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2001 ANOTHER SVR TSTM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED VERY SHORTLY...SO BRIEFLY INSOFAR AS THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ETA AND AVN WE WILL GO WITH THE AVN. IT IS A BIT QUICKER WITH THE FRONT AND SO FAR THAT HAS BEEN VERIFYING. WE HAVE LKLY POPS S AND A CHC IN A BUFFER ZONE THRU PHL FOR THIS EVENING...THEN CLEARING AND COOLER AND DRY THROUGH TUE. TEMPS A BLEND OF CONTINUITY...GUIDANCE AND LOCAL SCHEMES. DID RADIATE US OUT A BIT ON MON NIGHT. SCA GOING UP THIS PACKAGE. HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE AFTN PD...AND CLEARLY WILL NOT REISSUE. .PHI...SCA COAST AND DE BAY. MPD
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:13 AM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-012200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1213 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: IN PENNSYLVANIA BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONROE... MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON...PHILADELPHIA. IN NEW JERSEY BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MORRIS... SALEM...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN. IN DELAWARE NEW CASTLE. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER IN DIAMETER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. MPD
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:55 UTC.
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
- Drought in Michigan, July 1 to 31, 2001
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 1, 2001
- Rip Current in Michigan, July 1, 2001
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Maryland, July 1, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 1, 2001
- Tropical Storm in Guam, July 1 to 3, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 1, 2001
- Wildfire in Alaska, July 1 to 7, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 1, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, July 1, 2001
- Flood in Minnesota, July 1 to 31, 2001
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in West Virginia, July 1, 2001
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, July 2001
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: 5260083.