New Jersey, 2001

Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 27, 2001

May 27, 2001 · NWS PHI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires throughout Cumberland County. Downed trees or wires were reported in Bridgeton, Cedarville (Lawrence Township), Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Millville and Vineland.

Where it happened

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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 and wires throughout Cumberland County. Downed trees or wires were reported in Bridgeton, Cedarville (Lawrence Township), Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Millville and Vineland. About 300 Conectiv customers lost power and all power was restored by the early morning of the 28th.

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 May 27, 2:54 PM EST, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 2:54 PM EST, 6 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
354 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2001

JUST ABOUT AS ADVERTISED...MARINE LAYER LEFT MOST OF AREA WITH BATCH
OF RN THAT COVERED AREA YDA INTO ERLY TDA. H5 CLSD LO IS MOVG TWD
THE NE AND WL MOV SLOWLY ACRS NY STA. MDLS INDICATE THAT THIS
FEATURE WL WEAKEN AS IT DOES SO.

MEANWHILE...S/W TROF THAT BROUGHT SOME SVR WX TO MDWEST YDA IS NOW
IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS.  S/S HELPED TEMPS TO WARM THIS AFTN MOST
AREAS AND PREVIOUS RN HAS HELPED ADD DWPTS TO AREA THUS MAKING AREA
PRIME FOR TRW DVLPMNT AND SVR TRW STILL A GD PSBLTY.

THIS FEATURE MOVS ON TNGT AND A BREAK SETS IN AS UP LO MOVS ACRS NY
STA ON MON. MDLS HINT THAT ALL MSTR SWEPT OUT AND THUS WUD XPCT
NOTHING ON THE HOLIDAY. HOWEVER...WL CONT A CHC FOR LT DAY AND ERLY
NGT TIME RW/TRW. MON NGT.  AFTER THAT MDLS SUGGEST THAT MAIN H5 UP
LO PULLS INTO CANADA WITH A WEAKER EXTENSION TRYING TO DROP DOWN TWD
NY STA.  HAVE OPTED TO LEAVE PRECIP OUT OF FCST TUE ALL ZNS...THO
THIS SYS CUD TRIGGER SOMETHING UP ACRS NRN ZNS.  AFTER THAT FAIR WX
THRU MIDWK UNTIL NXT SYS ARND FRI BRNGS CHC PRECIP.

ON THE MARINE...NOTHING UP.

WWA 297 AND 298 CONT FOR CWA--EXPIRATION TIME 7PM.

.PHI...NONE.

JWH

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 8:25 PM EST, 35 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
925 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0600 PM    FOX CHASE                 PA   .5 INCH HAIL
05/27/01   PHILADELPHIA

0610 PM    LAKE HARMONY              PA   POSSIBLE TORNADO
05/27/01   CARBON                         *** 15 TO 30 INJ ***
                                          POSSIBLE TORNADO IN JACK
                                          FROST. 100 FT TENT
                                          COLLAPSED AT OUTDOOR
                                          FESTIVAL. TREES DOWN.

0710 PM    PRINCETON                 NJ   .5 INCH HAIL
05/27/01   MERCER

0715 PM    DUTCH NECK                NJ   1.5 INCH HAIL
05/27/01   MERCER                         REPORTED IN WEST WINDSOR TWP.

0745 PM    DEANS                     NJ   WIND DAMAGE
05/27/01   MIDDLESEX                      REPORTED IN SOUTH BRUNSWICK

0755 PM    MANALAPAN                 NJ   POSSIBLE TORNADO
05/27/01   MONMOUTH                       FOUR HOUSES SEVERELY
                                          DAMAGED WITH ROOFS TORN OFF.

A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE ON MONDAY
MORNING FOR THE POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN CARBON AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES.
AN OFFICIAL TORNADO CONFIRMATION WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED AT THAT
TIME.

JAQ/BC

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
May 27, 9:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.383, -75.117

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

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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: 5244850.