Merging thunderstorms produced wind damage in southern New Jersey during the early evening of the 25th.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
Merging thunderstorms produced wind damage in southern New Jersey during the early evening of the 25th.
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 25, 6:15 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
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</html>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 432 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-252215- NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 432 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... AT 430 PM, A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR HAZLETON TO LANCASTER IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND IT CONTINUED SOUTHWARD TO THE NATIONS CAPITAL. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST, REACHING FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY, PHILADELPHIA AND DOVER, DELAWARE AROUND 800 PM. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN PASS OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AROUND 1100 PM. THERE IS A LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE COLD FRONT, AS WELL AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO, THERE IS A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH WIND SPEEDS RANGING MAINLY FROM 15 TO 20 MPH. THE WIND IS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY WIRES. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS EVENING, REMAIN ALERT. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES, WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH. IOVINO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-067>071-252300- NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... AT 530 PM, A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR LEHIGHTON TO KUTZTOWN TO MORGANTOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND IT CONTINUED SOUTHWARD TO THE UPPER PART OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST, REACHING FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY, PHILADELPHIA AND DOVER, DELAWARE AROUND 800 PM. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN PASS OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AROUND 1100 PM. THERE IS A LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE COLD FRONT, AS WELL AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO, THERE IS A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH WIND SPEEDS RANGING MAINLY FROM 15 TO 20 MPH. THE WIND IS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY WIRES. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS EVENING, REMAIN ALERT. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES, WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH. IOVINO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 634 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ055- 061-062-067>071-260000- NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON- SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...STROUDSBURG... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN... MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 634 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING... AT 630 PM, A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM BETHLEHEM TO WEST CHESTER IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND IT CONTINUED SOUTHWARD TO NEAR MIDDLETOWN IN DELAWARE AND CENTREVILLE IN MARYLAND. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST, REACHING NEW BRUNSWICK, CHATSWORTH AND CAPE MAY IN NEW JERSEY, AS WELL AS THE DELAWARE COAST, BY AROUND 900 PM. THE FRONT SHOULD PASS OFF THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST BY 1100 PM. THERE IS A LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE COLD FRONT, AS WELL AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO, THERE IS A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH WIND SPEEDS RANGING MAINLY FROM 15 TO 20 MPH. THE WIND IS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY WIRES. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS EVENING, REMAIN ALERT. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES, WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH, AND THE RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE. IOVINO
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</html>The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:37 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few large tree limbs and wires across Deerfield and Upper Deerfield Townships. About 2,500 homes and businesses lost power in the county.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few large tree limbs and wires and a tree in Pittsgrove Township. Around 250 homes and businesses lost power.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, October 2008
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: 137633, 137632.