New Jersey, 2009

Strong Wind in New Jersey, October 7, 2009

October 7, 2009 · NWS OKX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Following the passage of a strong cold front, strong west winds developed. Peak gusts ranged from around 45 to 55 mph and caused scattered power outages.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$11,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Following the passage of a strong cold front, strong west winds developed. Peak gusts ranged from around 45 to 55 mph and caused scattered power outages.

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 Oct 6, 6:40 PM EST, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 6:40 PM EST, 14 hours 20 minutes before
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Event by event

5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Union

When
October 7, 9:00 AM EST to 3:51 PM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Measured
45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Strong winds downed:

cable wires on Pulaski Street in Elizabeth at 10 am EDT.

a tree on an occupied vehicle near the intersection of Wood and Amsterdam Streets in Roselle at 4:51 pm EDT.

Strong Wind, Bergen

When
October 7, 9:51 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Bergen forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
ASOS

A peak wind gust of 44 knots was measured by ASOS at Teterboro Airport.

Police and fire departments responded to several reports of downed trees between 11 am and Noon (EDT) in Ridgewood.

Strong Wind, Hudson

When
October 7, 11:01 AM EST to 11:53 AM EST
Where
Hudson forecast zone
Measured
45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Peak wind gusts were estimated at 52 mph at Jersey City and 50 mph at Kearny.

Strong Wind, Essex

When
October 7, 12:10 PM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Measured
48 kt (55 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
ASOS

A peak wind gust of 55 mph was measured by ASOS at Newark Airport. A tree fell on a house in Newark.

Strong Wind, Eastern Passaic

When
October 7, 12:30 PM EST
Where
Eastern Passaic forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 27 year old man was struck by a fallen tree in the back of the Verizon store at 544 Route 46 east street.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 201090, 201030, 201032, 201031, 201029.