High Wind, Bergen
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bergen forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
High Wind in New Jersey, February 12, 2009
An intense area of low pressure over the Eastern Great Lakes on the morning of February 12, tracked northeast and up into the Canadian Maritimes by evening. High winds developed near daybreak, right behind the cold front, and continued through the day.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 OKX wrote it up.
An intense area of low pressure over the Eastern Great Lakes on the morning of February 12, tracked northeast and up into the Canadian Maritimes by evening. High winds developed near daybreak, right behind the cold front, and continued through the day. The strongest winds occurred during the morning and appeared to be associated with sharp pressure rises right behind the cold front.
There were about 30,000 power outages across northern New Jersey, two fatalities, and delays of up to 3 hours at Newark Liberty International airport.
The first death occurred at approximately 0630EST as a tree fell on a car on Route 22 in Mountainside, killing the driver, a 61-year-old female; the second death occurred at approximately 1338EST, when a large tree branch fell on a 61-year-old female in Newark.
The following are some peak wind gusts across northern New Jersey: Bergen County, 61 mph at North Arlington; Essex County, 60 mph at Newark; Hudson County, 56 mph at Jersey City; Passaic County, 48 mph at Clifton; and Union County, 53 mph at Union.
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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 12, 5:19 AM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:19 AM EST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
519 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE TRI-STATE AREA AND
BRING STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER
PATTERN WILL THEN SET UP AND LAST INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING/...
NEAR TERM UPDATE...HAVE UPGRADED NYC AND LONG ISLAND TO A SHORT
FUSED HIGH WIND WARNING AS 10Z OBS SHOW STRONG WINDS EXTENDING
FARTHER SOUTH THAN EXPECTED AND MOVING INTO AREAS E OF THE
APPALACHIANS...WITH MDT IN SE PA GUSTING TO 49 KT.
OTHER IMPRESSIVE PEAK WINDS OCCURRED AT HGR AND MRB ACROSS
NORTHERN MD/WV...WITH PEAK WINDS 54 AND 62 KT WILL MAINTAIN WIND
ADVISORY ELSEWHERE...BUT WITH OUTSIDE POSSIBILITY THAT COASTAL CT
MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE WARNING.
ROM PREV DISCUSSION...SHRA ACROSS CNTRL PA TRACKING ENE AT 55KT.
AS THE PCPN GETS E OF THE MOUNTAINS HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THE
DOWNSLOPE FLOW IS AIDING IN THE DETERIORATION OF RADAR RETURNS.
PCPN TIMES OUT AT AROUND 930Z ORANGE COUNTY TO 12Z ERN CT. LINEAR
INTERPOLATION DOES TAKE THE PCPN N OF KNYC AND LI. HAVE GONE WITH
SCT SHRA ACROSS THE NWRN ZONES AND SCT-ISOLD FURTHER E. FG HAS
ALSO DEVELOPED EARLY THIS AM. INCLUDED FG IN GRIDS BUT THIS IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHRA
ACTIVITY...AND MORE IMPORTANTLY MIXING WINDS..CLEARS THE CWA BY
13-14Z.
&&
.SHORT TERM /10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NAM/GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT H5 FOR TODAY/S STORM. GFS INTENSIFIES
THE SFC LOW A BIT DEEPER AS IT TRACKS THRU THE ERN GREAT LAKES
EARLY THIS AM. STEEPEST LLVL LAPSE RATES DEVELOP ACROSS NRN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA. MDT FROGEN AT H85 LOOKS TO ADD SOME FORCING.
FCST CARRIES SCT SHRA N AND ISOLD S WITH STORM MOTION SEWD AT
40KT.
COOLER AIR AT H85 ACROSS CNTRL PA AT 8Z WILL MAKE IT THRU THE CWA
BY AROUND 15Z. THIS WILL STABALIZE TEMPS THIS AFTN. SCT-BKN SKIES
MOST OF THE CWA WITH BKN-OVC NRN ZONES.
INSTABILITY DECREASES OVERNIGHT. ISOLD SHRASN. ATM DRYS OUT FRI
WITH PW/S LESS THAN 0.2IN. NO POPS AND TEMPS NEAR CLIMO.
MOISTURE REMAINS SPARSE FOR SAT SO MAINTAINED A DRY FCST. WITH
HIGH PRES RIDGING SWD AND LIGHTER WINDS...HIGHS MAY BE A BIT
COOLER THAN FRI WITH LESS MIXING DESPITE WARMER TEMPS ALOFT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
GFS ENSEMBLES/GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE TO TREND SWD WITH THE S/W THAT
WILL BE TRACKING ACROSS THE CNTRL AND SRN CONUS. HAVE DOWNGRADED
POPS AND WILL CARRY A DRY FCST SAT NIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED TO
THE REST OF THE EXTENDED AS ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE IS PROGGED TO
REMAIN S OF THE CWA WITH AN ACTIVE SRN STREAM. MAINLY DRY W/NW
FLOW ALOFT THRU TUE. CONTINUE THE DRY FCST WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS.
MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT POTENTIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /10Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR MAIN ISSUE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS RUNNING 10KT
OR LESS AT THE SURFACE...AND 45-60KT AT 2KFT LOOKING AT VAD WIND
PROFILES. IN ADDITION STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR A SQUALL LINE TO
DEVELOP THROUGH 8Z FROM CITY ON WEST...AND THROUGH 10Z OVER
EASTERN TERMINALS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO MAYBE 30KT POSSIBLE
(SEVERE/THUNDER POTENTIAL LOOKS LESS THAN 20 PCT NOTING LITTLE
ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY SHOWING AS SHOWERS COME EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT STILL CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT).
HAVE REMOVED SHRA/MVFR FROM WESTERN TAFS...AND WILL LIKELY REMOVE
FROM EASTERN TERMINALS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND UPPED
CEILINGS TO VFR ONCE SHRA IS DONE.
AFTER WINDSHEAR INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE MORNING PUSH...THE NEXT
STORY BECOMES GUSTY WINDS AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIODS. WINDS BECOME WSW AT 15-25G30-40 BY MID MORNING (HIGHEST
GUSTS ALONG COASTAL TERMINALS)...THEN WEST 25-30G35-45 BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. WITH WINDS STAYING UP AT THESE LEVELS INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. TOWARDS MIDNIGHT WINDS DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TO 20-25G35-40 OUT
OF THE WNW.
OUTLOOK FOR 06Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
VFR. NW WINDS AND GUSTS SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM ONTARIO INTO FAR UPSTATE NY AND
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WILL TIGHTEN THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT
CONSIDERABLY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 25-30 KT AND GUSTS 35-45 KT
DEVELOPING AFTER DAYBREAK..AND HIGHEST NEAR SHORE. DESPITE 50-KT LOW
LEVEL JET DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA TODAY...THINK MARINE LAYER WILL
KEEP THESE STRONGER WINDS FROM REACHING THE SEA SURFACE EXCEPT FOR A
BRIEF PERIOD LATE TONIGHT...SO MAY MENTION OCNL 50-KT GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT FOR THE OCEAN...OTHERWISE GALE WARNING CONTINUES MOSTLY AS
IS...EXCEPT EXTENDED INTO FRI MORNING FOR THE OCEAN WATERS.
THEREAFTER...SCA CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO FRI NIGHT ON
ALL WATERS...POSSIBLY INTO SAT MORNING ON THE OCEAN.
WINDS INCREASING ACROSS ALL WATERS SUN/MON IN WAKE OF DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE TRACKING E OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BRINGS POTENTIAL FOR
SCA CONDITIONS ON AT LEAST THE OCEAN WATERS DURING THIS TIME...AND
POSSIBLY ALL WATERS DEPENDING ON STRENGTH OF OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
FFA CONTINUES WITH AN ICE JAM BEING MONITORED IN ORANGE COUNTY.
PCPN TODAY UP TO 0.25IN NWRN ZONES...WITH 0.1 OR LESS FCST FOR THE
REST OF THE CWA...INCLUDING THE NYC METRO.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
HAVE ISSUED LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT THE OCEAN E OF
FIRE ISLAND INLET...AS ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CURRENT FULL MOON COMBINE WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO BRING WATER
LEVELS TO AROUND 2 FT BELOW MLLW DURING THE LOW TIDE CYCLES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON/THIS EVENING AND AGAIN EARLY FRI MORNING.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NYZ071>081.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NYZ067>070.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ067.
NJ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NJZ003>006-
011.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NJZ002.
MARINE...LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR ANZ330-335-338-340-345-355.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ330-335-338-340-345.
GALE WARNING UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ350-353-355.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JMC
NEAR TERM...BG/JMC
SHORT TERM...JMC
LONG TERM...JMC
AVIATION...PFM
MARINE...BG
HYDROLOGY...JMC
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 5:23 AM EST, 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>081-130930- BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY HIGH WIND REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ005>012-NJZ002-NYZ068>070-130930- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-PUTNAM- ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NYZ067-130930- ORANGE- 523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-130930- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- 523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. LOW WATER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LOW WATER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ355-130930- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. LOW WATER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. LOW WATER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ350-353-130930- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 523 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. JMC
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Western Passaic
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Passaic forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees and power lines were down, resulting in power outages and road closures. Public Service Electric and Gas Co. estimated 10,000 customers were without power between Bergen and Passaic counties.
High Wind, Union
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
A tree snapped off and crashed through a car windshield on Route 22, near Robin Hood Lane, killing a 61-year-old female at approximately 0630EST.
High Wind, Essex
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
A large tree limb struck a 61-year-old female in the head at approximately 1338EST, resulting in a fatal injury.
High Wind, Hudson
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hudson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A roof was blown off a home on Logan Avenue in Jersey City.
High Wind, Eastern Passaic
- When
- February 12, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Passaic forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees and power lines were down, resulting in power outages and road closures. Public Service Electric and Gas Co. estimated 10,000 customers were without power between Bergen and Passaic counties.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, Union | 2009-02-12 | 61 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| High Wind, Essex | 2009-02-12 | 61 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in New York, February 12, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 12, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, February 12, 2009
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 12, 2009
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 12, 2009
- High Wind in New York, February 12, 2009
- Flooding in New York, February 12 to 16, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, February 12, 2009
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Maryland, February 12, 2009
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in California, February 12 to 13, 2009
- High Wind in Maryland, February 12, 2009
- High Wind in West Virginia, February 12, 2009
More
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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: 154633, 154634, 154636, 154637, 154638, 154639.