New Jersey, 2003

Damaging Wind in New Jersey, October 27, 2003

October 27, 2003 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Farther to the east of Hainesport, the same parent thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud which did not touch down, but straight line wind gusts damaged a roof on Maple Avenue in Lumberton Township. A SKYWARN Spotter in the township measured a wind gust to 54 mph.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Farther to the east of Hainesport, the same parent thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud which did not touch down, but straight line wind gusts damaged a roof on Maple Avenue in Lumberton Township. A SKYWARN Spotter in the township measured a wind gust to 54 mph.

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 Oct 27, 3:20 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 3:20 PM EST, 22 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Burlington

When
October 27, 3:42 PM EST
Where
Burlington County, Lumberton
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Burlington

When
October 27, 3:42 PM EST
Where
Burlington County, Lumberton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.967, -74.833

What these are

Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5371874, 5371875.