The combination of an unseasonably hot and humid air mass, an approaching cold front and strong winds aloft caused a squall line of severe thunderstorms to move through southern New Jersey during the very late afternoon and early evening of the 23rd. Estimated wind gusts as high as around 85 mph knocked down thousands of trees and caused structural damage to homes and vehicles, mainly from…
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
The combination of an unseasonably hot and humid air mass, an approaching cold front and strong winds aloft caused a squall line of severe thunderstorms to move through southern New Jersey during the very late afternoon and early evening of the 23rd. Estimated wind gusts as high as around 85 mph knocked down thousands of trees and caused structural damage to homes and vehicles, mainly from fallen trees. Four direct injuries were reported. Many roadways were closed because of downed trees into the 24th. Hardest hit were Burlington, Camden, Atlantic and in particular Gloucester County. Gloucester County declared a state of emergency. The region suffered approximately 31 million dollars in property damage and was declared a presidential disaster area. A couple of severe thunderstorms also occurred in northwest New Jersey during the afternoon of the 23rd. While there was one report of a funnel cloud and a waterspout in Barnegat Bay, no confirmed tornadoes occurred.
The severe thunderstorm forced suspension of all PATCO commuter regional rail service in the Philadelphia suburbs as well as the New Jersey Transit Line between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. PATCO service was partially restored on the afternoon of the 24th with full service back on the 25th. Philadelphia to Atlantic City service was not restored until the 26th.
About 410,000 homes and businesses in southern New Jersey lost power. The 280,000 customers that lost service in the Atlantic City Electric's service area represented a greater number than what occurred during Superstorm Sandy (220,000) and the Derecho of 2012 (206,000). The utility reported that several high transmission lines, five substations, twenty other transmission lines, hundreds of poles as well as 372 incidents of wire damage occurred. The utility received assistance from repair crews as far away as Ohio and New England. About 210,000 of its customers were still without power on the morning of the 24th, 180,000 the afternoon of the 24th, 121,500 the afternoon of the 25th, 84,000 the morning of the 26th and 48,000 the evening of the 26th. Thunderstorms on the 27th slowed restoration efforts and full restoration did not occur until the 30th. Public Service Electric & Gas reported 130,000 of its customers lost power. Full restoration occurred on the 26th. The utility's substations in Collingswood, Maple Shade, Medford and Southampton were damaged. Because of the prolonged power outages, water and ice distribution centers were opened and the American Red Cross assisted with displaced families.
In Gloucester County, two comfort stations were opened by the Red Cross. The worst wind damage occurred from Greenwich Township east through Mantua Township. About 11,000 homes and businesses were still without power on the morning of the 28th. In Camden County, the county dispatch office fielded ten times the normal call volume for assistance. The County Public Safety Office fielded 3,522 calls vs 2,432 calls for the entire duration of Superstorm Sandy. Hardest hit was the central part of the county from Gloucester Township east through Cherry Hill and Voorhees Township. In Burlington County, Evesham and Medford Townships were hardest hit.
Crop damage impacted mainly Camden and Gloucester Counties. Most of the initial damage was physical in nature to buildings, facilities and ditches. The impact of the wind on the crops themselves will not be known for months. The lack of hail cut down on the overall crop damage. Verizon cell phone service was also lost in parts of southwest New Jersey on the 23rd and restored by the 24th.
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 Jun 23, 9:34 AM EST, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1034 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
LOW PRESSURE IN THE MIDWEST ON THURSDAY WILL BE MOVE EAST AND
CROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH OR SOUTH OF THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
1030AM UPDATE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN
2/3RDS OF THE CWA...#342...IN AFFECT 700PM. AN ADDITIONAL WATCH
IS POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
900AM UPDATE...THE WEAKENING MCS IS ENTERING THE POCONOS AT THIS
TIME. LIGHTNING IS ON THE DECREASE AS IS THE SEVER THREAT.
COVERING WITH AN SPS FOR SOME GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL.
WITH THIS FEATURE HOLDING TOGETHER, MID-MORNING POPS HAVE BEEN
BUMPED UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NJ. ALSO
TWEAKED THE SKY COVER TO ACCOUNT FOR MORE CLOUDS UP NORTH.
THE HEADLINES FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAVEN'T CHANGED....HEAT AND
THREAT OF SEVERE. THE COASTAL PLAIN, SOUTH OF THE MCS-INDUCED
CLOUDS, IS ALREADY RIPE WITH SBCAPES IN EXCESS OF 2K J/KG AND SB
LI IN THE -4 TO -6 RANGE.
A QUESTION WE HAVE IS, WILL THESE INCOMING CLOUDS (OVERCAST) HAVE
AN AFFECT ON AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE INITIATION? CURRENT THINKING IS
THAT THE MAJORITY MOVES THROUGH. SO THE SEVERE THREAT REMAINS
WITH GREATEST THREAT THIS AFTERNOON...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
WITH THE EXPECTATION OF SOME SUN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTH,
MORE SO ACROSS THE SOUTH, WE LEFT TEMPS AS IS. HEAT INDICES LOOK
TO BE IN THE UPPER 90S ACROSS THE I95 CORRIDOR TO AROUND 105
ACROSS THE DELMARVA.
630AM UPDATE...AN MCS ACROSS WESTERN PA CONTINUES TO MAKE FAST
PROGRESS SOUTHEAST. THE HRRR IS NOW SHOWING THIS ARRIVING IN OUR
CWA AS EARLY AS 15Z (BY CURRENT RADAR TRENDS IT WOULD ARRIVE
EARLIER, BUT EXPECT FORWARD SPEED TO SLOW AS DIURNAL MIXING AND
ENHANCED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM DEVELOP). THIS MCS
IS NOT ON THE FRONT, RATHER CONSIDERABLY AHEAD OF IT, BUT IF IT
CONTINUES ITS PROGRESS AND ARRIVES IN OUR CWA BY MID DAY, THIS
WOULD LIMIT CONVECTIVE INITIATION LATER ALONG THE FRONT. FOR NOW,
HAVE POPS BROAD ENOUGH TO COVER EITHER SCENARIO, BUT WILL CONTINUE
TO WATCH THIS CLOSELY.
PREVIOUS NEAR TERM DISCUSSION...STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
TIMING OF THE FRONT (AND THUS THUNDERSTORMS) TODAY. IN FACT THE
00Z RUN OF THE NAM WAS ALMOST 6 HOURS SLOWER THAN THE GFS WHICH
HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT RUN TO RUN AT CLEARING THE FRONT OFF
THE SHORE BY 00Z. BY SATELLITE IMAGERY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE UPPER
LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH (NOW OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION)
HAS BEEN RATHER PROGRESSIVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS, AND THE
00Z RAOBS INDICATE MODEST HEIGHT FALLS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH, SO SEE
LITTLE REASON TO GO WITH THE SLOWER SOLUTION.
THE FIRST THREAT OF THE DAY WILL BE THE HEAT, PRIMARILY IN THE URBAN
CORRIDOR FROM WILMINGTON TO TRENTON. FOR THE DELMARVA PENINSULA,
CONDITIONS WILL BE CLOSE, BUT HAVE HEAT INDEX VALUES FALLING JUST
SHORT OF CRITERIA AS IT APPEARS THE MODELS MAY BE UNDERESTIMATING
THE MIXING EARLY IN THE DAY.
AS FOR THE SEVERE THREAT, STILL LOOKING AT CONSIDERABLE INSTABILITY
BY MID AFTERNOON (CAPE VALUES ON THE ORDER OF 2000 J/KG). MODEL
SHEAR VALUES HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY FROM PREVIOUS RUNS (AROUND 30
KT VS THE 40 KT WE SAW WITH YESTERDAYS MODEL SOUNDINGS), BUT IS
STILL SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL LEAD TO INCREASING LAPSE RATES. THERE
DOES APPEAR THAT A MODEST MID LEVEL CAP WILL BE IN PLACE, AT LEAST
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, IF NOT LATER, BUT STILL EXPECT CONVECTIVE
TEMPERATURE TO BE REACHED. THE VERY HIGH MELTING LAYER WILL LIKELY
SOMEWHAT LIMIT THE LARGE HAIL THREAT, BUT GIVEN HOW HIGH THE
EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL WILL BE, CAN'T RULE OUT SOME HAIL BEING POSSIBLE.
THE MAIN HAZARD THOUGH LOOKS TO BE STRONG WINDS. GIVEN A WIND
PROFILE THAT IS ALMOST UNIDIRECTIONAL A MID LEVEL JET, STRONG WINDS
COULD EASILY MIX DOWN WITH STRONGER STORMS.
AS MENTIONED BY THE PREVIOUS SHIFT, GIVEN THE FAST STORM MOTIONS,
FLASH FLOOD THREAT APPEARS TO BE QUITE LOW AT THIS TIME.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY/...
GENERALLY WENT BELOW THE MOS POP VALUES OVER NIGHT AS I THINK THE
FRONT WILL BE MOSTLY IF NOT ENTIRELY THROUGH THE REGION BY 00Z.
OTHERWISE, BEHIND THE FRONT, THE MAIN STORY WILL BE DRY AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION. DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THE FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH,
COULD SEE WIDESPREAD DEW POINTS IN THE 50S AND LOWER 60S, AND LOWS
GENERALLY IN THE 60S.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE EXTENDD FCST STARTS OFF DRY AND PLEASANT AND THEN HAS QUITE A
BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN IT AFTER THAT.
HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE REGION ON WED AND EXPECT A SUNNY DAY
WITH PLEASANT TEMPS AND NWLY FLOW AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE CDFNT
LATE TUE.
THIS HIGH WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EWD WED NIGHT BUT STILL EXPECT DRY
WX, BUT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS.
ON THU, AN AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EWD AND BY
LATER THU WILL BRING SOME PRECIP CHCS TO THE AREA. AS IS OFTEN THE
CASE, THE GFS IS A BIT FASTER THAN THE ECMWF. THE NAM IS EVEN A
BIT SLOWER, WITH NOTHING BEFORE 26/00Z. THE GUID IS SUGGESTING
ATTM THAT THE BEST PRECIP CHCS WOULD BE S.
THEN, AFTER THIS LOW MOVES BY, WE SHUD GET AT LEAST A PARTIAL
BREAK ON FRI, ESPECIALLY FOR NRN AREAS.
AFTER FRI, CONFIDENCE DROPS TREMENDOUSLY.
A MAJOR PATN SHIFT IS ALSO IN THE WORKS WHICH ALSO HELPS EXPLAIN
THE DROP IN FCST CONFIDENCE. WE WILL GO FROM ZONAL FLOW WHICH WE
HAVE BEEN IN FOR WEEKS TO A MAJOR RIDGE IN THE W AND ALMOST
UNSEASONABLE TROF IN THE E BY THE WEEKEND.
THE GUID AGREES THAT LOW PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VLY EWD.
HOWEVER, THE GFS AND MOST OF THE MDLS ARE FURTHER N WITH THE
PRECIP SHIELD AND KEEP FRI NIGHT THRU ERLY SUN IN DECENT CHCS FOR
SHOWERS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE ECMWF IS FURTHER S WITH THE LOW
AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SRN AREAS, MUCH OF THIS PD WOULD BE DRY.
THE CMC HAS DIFFERENT TIMING. SLOWER TO MOVE THE PRECIP IN ON SAT.
LINGERS IT LONGER ON SUN.... SO FOR NOW, WILL JUST KEEP CHC POPS.
IT STILL SEEMS THAT PRECIP CHCS ARE BETTER SAT THAN SUN AS BOTH
THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE LOW PRES DEPARTING THE AREA ON SUN.
SMALL PRECIP CHCS REMAIN ON MON, BUT IT CUD END UP BEING DRY.
TEMPS WILL START OUT NR NRML AND END UP MUCH BELOW NRML OVER THE
WEEKEND AS E TO NE ONSHORE FLOW PREVAILS.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WHICH ARE
LIKELY TO AFFECT ALL OF TAF SITES LATER TODAY. THERE ARE TWO
WINDOWS OF POTENTIAL TSRA. FIRST, A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX
SLIDING OUT OF WESTERN PA, COULD ARRIVE IN OUR AREA BY MID DAY.
SECOND, STORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT TIMING OF THE FRONT IS STILL
UNCERTAIN (ONE MODEL, THE NAM, IS AS MUCH AS 6 HOURS SLOWER THAN
THE REST OF THE MODEL CONSENSUS). HAVE CHOSEN TO GO WITH TIMING
SHOWN FOR THE GFS GUIDANCE, WHICH HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT RUN
TO RUN. WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP, COULD SEE BRIEF IFR
CONDITIONS AND VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS. FOR NOW WIND GUSTS TO
35KT WERE INCLUDED IN THE TAFS, BUT WIND GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 50 KT
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.
ONCE THE FRONT ARRIVES, SHOULD SEE CONDITIONS QUICKLY RETURN TO VFR,
AND WILL ALSO SEE A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY.
OUTLOOK...
WED ...VFR. HIGH PRES. W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTN. HIGH
CONFIDENCE.
THU AND FRI...VFR CONDS ERLY THU THEN LOWERING CIGS BY LATER THU
AND INTO THU NIGHT INTO FRI. MVFR AND IFR PSBL IF NOT LIKELY IN
SHRA AND FG. GRADUALLY LOWERING TO MVFR WITH POSSIBLE IFR CONDS
THURSDAY NIGHT IN SHOWERS/ST/FOG. SLY WIND SHIFT TO NE. LOW
CONFIDENCE.
SAT...E-NE GUSTS 20 KT. A SERIES OF LOW PRES SYS CUD IMPACT THE
REGION OR REMAIN S. CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW, BUT THERE COULD BE
MVFR/IFR CONDS AND SHRA/FG FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAT.
&&
.MARINE...
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS NEAR 25KT WILL BUILD BY MID DAY, WITH SEAS
BUILDING NEAR 5 FT IN RESPONSE. THUS SCA CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM
MID DAY INTO LATE AFTERNOON ON THE BAY, AND EARLY EVENING ON THE
ATLANTIC WATERS (WHERE SEAS MAY BE A BIT SLOWER TO DECREASE.
OUTLOOK...
WED THRU FRI...LTST FCST HAS WIND AND SEAS REMAINING BELOW SCA
CRITERIA.
FRI NIGHT THRU SAT...SCA LIKELY. SEAS SHOULD BUILD TO 7 TO 8 FEET
ON E TO NE FETCH. GUSTS AROUND 25 TO 30 KT AND PSBLY HIGHER.
&&
.RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY
COAST AND LOW RISK FOR DELAWARE. IN HOUSE PROCEDURE WAS A MODERATE,
WHILE GRIDDED CALCULATION WAS LOW. GIVEN THE WIND SCENARIO, THE
MORNING MAY START WITH LOW RISKS EVERYWHERE AND THEN INCREASE TO
MODERATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
&&
.CLIMATE...
PHILADELPHIA HEAT WAVE CULMINATES WITH POSSIBLE NEAR RECORD
WARMTH THIS AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY JUNE 23 RECORDS: IN ALL PROBABILITY WILL REMAIN BELOW ALL
VALUES LISTED BELOW, BUT COULD BE ESPECIALLY CLOSE AT KGED AND
POSSIBLY OTHERS.
KACY 98-1988
KILG 100-1894
KPHL 97-1888
KABE 95-1965
KTTN 97-1894
KRDG 96-1908
KMPO 90-1908
KGED 100-1988
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PAZ070-071-102-
104-106.
NJ...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NJZ015-017>019.
DE...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR DEZ001.
MD...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MDZ008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
ANZ450>455.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ430-
431.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NIERENBERG
NEAR TERM...JOHNSON/KRUZDLO
SHORT TERM...JOHNSON
LONG TERM...NIERENBERG
AVIATION...JOHNSON/NIERENBERG
MARINE...JOHNSON/NIERENBERG
RIP CURRENTS...
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-022-027-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105- 241430- SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- OCEAN-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 342 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NJZ016-021-023-241430- SALEM-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE EARLY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-241430- MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 342 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. DEZ001-MDZ008-241430- NEW CASTLE-CECIL- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND. .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. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-241430- KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 100 DEGREES EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NJZ014-025-026-241430- EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 342 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NJZ024-241430- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE EARLY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ430-431-453>455-241430- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ450>452-241430- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- 1030 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 342 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
910 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
NJZ001-007-PAZ055-231345-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MONROE-
910 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
NORTHWESTERN WARREN...SUSSEX...AND CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 909 AM EDT...A LINE OF SHOWERS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR GLEN SPEY TO MOUNTAINHOME TO ALBRIGHTSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT
75 MPH.
THESE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR...
TANNERSVILLE...SCOTRUN AND FLATBROOKVILLE AROUND 920 AM EDT.
CRANDON LAKES...ANALOMINK AND HERNYVILLE AROUND 925 AM EDT.
EAST STROUDSBURG...BRANCHVILLE...DELAWARE WATER GAP...DELAWARE
WATER GAP AND HAINESVILLE AROUND 930 AM EDT.
BLAIRSTOWN...FRANKLIN...HAMBURG...OGDENSBURG...SUSSEX...
PELLETTOWN...ECHO LAKE...MILLBROOK AND WERRY LAKE AROUND 935 AM EDT.
HIGHLAND LAKE...VERNON VALLEY AND FIVE POINTS AROUND 940 AM EDT.
NEWTON AROUND 945 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SHOWERS INCLUDE BARTONSVILLE...
MERWINSBURG...CRESCO...HIDDEN LAKE...STROUDSBURG...SHAWNEE...
MARSHALLS CREEK AND ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS ALONG WITH A
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...AND MAY PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE
LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR
VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4114 7445 4097 7495 4096 7556
4099 7550 4100 7551 4125 7522 4125 7513
4115 7515 4114 7509 4108 7503 4109 7500
4116 7490 4128 7484 4135 7475 4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 268DEG 66KT 4145 7485 4117 7524 4100 7562
ROBERTSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1037 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
PAZ054-055-061-062-231515-
CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-LEHIGH-
1037 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CARBON...CENTRAL
NORTHAMPTON...MONROE AND NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH COUNTIES...
AT 1036 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SHICKSHINNY TO BRANDONVILLE TO NEAR KULPMONT...
AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING
CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER
INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NESQUEHONING AND WEATHERLY AROUND 1055 AM EDT.
LEHIGHTON AND JIM THORPE AROUND 1100 AM EDT.
PALMERTON...BELTZVILLE STATE PARK...ARROWHEAD LAKE...CHRISTMANS AND
BLAKESLEE AROUND 1105 AM EDT.
KRESGEVILLE...GOULDSBORO STATE PARK...PENN FOREST RESERVOIR...NEW
MAHONING...JONAS...DANIELSVILLE AND MECKESVILLE AROUND 1110 AM EDT.
MOUNT POCONO...TOBYHANNA...GILBERT...JORDAN VALLEY...KUNKLETOWN...
ROSSLAND...NEW TRIPOLI...BRODHEADSVILLE...POCONO PINES AND EMERALD
AROUND 1115 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE TRESCKOW...
BARTONSVILLE...BOWMANSTOWN...BEAVER MEADOWS...WEISSPORT EAST...
PARRYVILLE...CHAPMAN...EFFORT...ROSETO AND FIDDLETOWN.
LAT...LON 4115 7515 4114 7511 4088 7517 4066 7556
4068 7588 4074 7576 4091 7599 4101 7573
4105 7577 4110 7575 4113 7569 4112 7564
4123 7554 4125 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 270DEG 51KT 4119 7613 4089 7617 4073 7647
ROBERTSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1113 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-062-231545-
SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-
1113 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
NORTHERN WARREN... WESTERN SUSSEX...SOUTHEASTERN CARBON...NORTHERN
NORTHAMPTON AND MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 1112 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LEHIGH TO SUN VALLEY TO NEAR LEHIGHTON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS ALONG WITH A
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...AND MAY PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU SEE
LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR
VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TOBYHANNA...MCMICHAEL...BRODHEADSVILLE...SUN VALLEY...GILBERT...
GOULDSBORO STATE PARK AND LONG POND AROUND 1115 AM EDT.
REEDERS...TANNERSVILLE AND SCOTRUN AROUND 1120 AM EDT.
STORMVILLE...ANALOMINK...SKYTOP...CANADENSIS...MOUNTAINHOME AND
HERNYVILLE AROUND 1125 AM EDT.
EAST STROUDSBURG...DELAWARE WATER GAP...DELAWARE WATER GAP...
KUNKLETOWN...ROSSLAND AND COLUMBIA AROUND 1130 AM EDT.
WIND GAP...ECHO LAKE...WERRY LAKE AND SAYLORSBURG AROUND 1135 AM
EDT.
BUSHKILL...BLAIRSTOWN...BANGOR...PEN ARGYL...HOPE...MILLBROOK AND
FLATBROOKVILLE AROUND 1140 AM EDT.
NEWTON...MONTAGUE...BELVIDERE...EAST BANGOR...GREENDELL...FIVE
POINTS AND HAINESVILLE AROUND 1145 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE BARTONSVILLE...
WEISSPORT EAST...PARRYVILLE...EFFORT...ROSETO...FIDDLETOWN...
PORTLAND...WEISSPORT...MERWINSBURG AND CRESCO.
LAT...LON 4101 7476 4080 7508 4081 7577 4096 7558
4118 7558 4123 7554 4125 7513 4115 7515
4114 7509 4108 7503 4116 7490 4128 7484
4133 7477 4133 7476
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 265DEG 50KT 4128 7546 4097 7545 4079 7573
ROBERTSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
131 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
PAZ054-055-061-062-231830-
CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-LEHIGH-
131 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A STRONG, POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF
CARBON...NORTHAMPTON...MONROE AND NORTHERN LEHIGH COUNTIES...
AT 128 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MAINVILLE...OR NEAR
BLOOMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
A WARNING IS CURRENTLY OUT FOR THIS STORM. ITS LIKELY WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE STRONGEST
PATH OF THIS STORM. ITS POSSIBLE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
MIGHT NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS STORM IF IT KEEPS ITS CURRENT
STRENGTH OR INTENSIFIES FURTHER.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASTON...LEHIGHTON...MOUNT POCONO...BETHLEHEM...FORKS...
NORTHAMPTON...EAST STROUDSBURG...TOBYHANNA...WILSON...NAZARETH...
PALMERTON...BANGOR...JIM THORPE...SLATINGTON...PEN ARGYL...
NESQUEHONING...WIND GAP...BATH...WEATHERLY AND WALNUTPORT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4091 7508 4078 7514 4078 7517 4075 7519
4073 7518 4060 7523 4061 7526 4071 7580
4071 7581 4074 7576 4091 7599 4101 7573
4105 7577 4109 7577 4113 7569 4112 7565
4118 7558 4122 7531
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 265DEG 47KT 4094 7639PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
246 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG PRICE TWP 41.13N 75.22W
06/23/2015 MONROE PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROUTE 447 NEAR THE ALPINE MOUNTAIN
RESORT
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EVENT NUMBER PHI1500312
FRANCKThe Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:54 UTC.
47 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees along Central School Road in Wantage Township.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Vernon Township.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Oxford.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and wires in Salem County, especially across the northern tier of the county. At Noon EDT the next day, about 10,000 homes and businesses were still without power in the county.
A Skywarn Spotter estimated a wind gust of 60 mph as a severe thunderstorm moved through Swedesboro Borough.
The wind damage from a powerful macroburst started to cause considerable wind damage in eastern parts of Greenwich Township. This then continued farther to the southeast in Gloucester County. There were multiple reports of hundreds of trees and wires down in the Gibbstown area of the township. The roof of Saint Michael's Convent was damaged after it was lifted 10 to 15 feet into the air from the rest of the convent. The roof of a pet store also collapsed. A tree fell through a home on Cucinotta Road. Telephone poles fell across Harmony Road.
The wind damage from a powerful macroburst maximized across eastern sections of East Greenwich Township. A survey estimated peak wind gusts of 85 mph. Power poles were snapped in the area of East Chawkin Road and Paul Mills Road along Kings Highway (County Route 551) in the Clarksboro section. Shingle damage occurred to numerous homes and sheds were blown over. Many roads were impassable because of downed trees and wires. Wind damage extended to the Mantua Township border through Windsor Way and Carriage Court where one building's roof was completely destroyed. The township estimated 2,800 trees and 100 poles were knocked down.
The macroburst wind damage continued into Mantua Township. There were multiple reports of trees and wires knocked down. In addition, the roof of the township fire department building was badly damaged. Wind damage continued through the Sewell section of the township.
The macroburst wind damage continued through Wenonah Borough where numerous and massive trees including oaks were knocked down.
The macroburst wind damage clipped western Deptford Township and included the Deptford Mall. A vehicle was flipped by the damaging winds in the mall parking lot. Mall and store signs along Clements Bridge Road were damaged.
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a few trees in Westville Borough. One tree fell onto and damaged a pool.
A Paulsboro refinery was struck by lightning which caused a loss of power. The refinery then off gassed. No evacuations were needed.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down dozens of trees in Woodbury Heights. Downed trees also caused the closure of the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike in the Borough.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Pitman Borough.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Palmyra Borough.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees including one along Greentree Road in Glassboro Borough.
A severe thunderstorm caused pockets of wind damage throughout Gloucester Township. Downed trees and wires were reported in Blackwood, Grenloch and Lakeland. In the Grenloch neighborhood, 100-year-old trees were knocked over and telephone poles were snapped. One downed tree damaged a home and two vehicles in Blackwood.
A Skywarn Spotter measured a wind gust of 66 mph during a severe thunderstorm in Merchantville Borough.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Turnersville as well as other locations within Washington Township. At least one home was damaged by fallen trees. A Kohl's Department store sign was left dangling in a shopping center.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Maple Shade Township. One downed tree damaged a home.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down multiple trees in Haddonfield Township. Some trees fell across and blocked roadways.
A severe thunderstorm caused considerable tree damage within Cherry Hill Township. Downed trees damages homes, fences and vehicles. The male driver was trapped and injured in his vehicle for forty-five minutes after trees and live wires fell around him.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in Lindenwold Borough.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Clementon Borough.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Winslow Township, especially in the Sicklerville area. At least one downed tree damaged a home. Poles were snapped and street lamps and and fences were knocked down. One motorist was trapped in his vehicle by downed trees.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Williamstown within Monroe Township. The squall line of severe thunderstorms caused agricultural damage in Gloucester County. Within Monroe Township, one farmer lost all of his cage free hens.
A severe thunderstorm knocked over dozens of trees in Mount Laurel Township, especially on the western side of the township.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and large tree limbs in Bridgeton.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees across Voorhees Township. Wind damage also affected the Kresson Golf Course where large trees were knocked down between the 11th and 12th holes.
A severe thunderstorm caused considerable wind damage in Evesham Township in the Marlton area. Trees were snapped, siding ripped from some homes and sheds and fences destroyed.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees across Berlin Township.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down severeal trees in Waterford Township. A downed tree damaged a home in the Atco section of the township.
A severe thunderstorm hit Medford Township very hard and caused approximately eight million dollars in property damage. Hundreds upon hundreds of trees were either uprooted or snapped. Three people were injured after a tree fell onto their vehicle. Another person was injured after a tree fell on their home on Mississippi Trail. Several other people were trapped in their homes. Some gas lines were ruptured. A firefighter suffered cardiac arrest the next day after assisting people through the night. There were approximately 350 calls for assistance because of wind damage from the thunderstorms within the township.
A funnel cloud was sighted over West Berlin by a Skywarn Spotter. The circulation did not make it to the ground.
A severe thunderstorm hit Hammonton Township very hard and caused approximately one million dollars in property damage along with additional damage to the blueberry crop. There were dozens upon dozens of downed and uprooted trees. Trees fell on homes on Bellevue Avenue and French Street. Two buildings at the municipal airport were damaged. The Hammonton High School roof suffered approximately 100 thousand dollars in wind damage. The township's overland drip irrigation system that disperses its treated wastewater near the Boyer Avenue Recreational Center was damaged by downed trees. It was estimated that it would take three weeks to clear all of the fallen trees. A mesonet site measured a wind gust of 71 mph in the township.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Medford Lakes Borough. Tree damage also occurred at the Medford Lakes Country Club.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees throughout Tabernacle Township. One downed tree fell onto and damaged a truck. The thunderstorm winds also damaged the roof of Seneca High School.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees throughout Southampton Township.
A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 69 mph in Mullica Township. Numerous trees were knocked down in the township.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in multiple locations throughout Washington Township.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Mays Landing (Hamilton Township).
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and caused fencing and siding damage as it moved through Little Egg Harbor Township. The wind damage was concentrated around the intersection of Radio Road and Oak Lane.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and wires in Tuckerton including along South Green Street. The roof was also blown off the Tuckerton Beach Grille on South Green Street.
A Weatherflow mesonet site reported a wind gust of 73 mph in Tuckerton during a severe thunderstorm.
A second different Weatherflow mesonet site reported a wind gust of 65 mph at 652 p.m. EDT in Tuckerton during the same severe thunderstorm.
A severe thunderstorm damaged a couple of businesses in Brant Beach. Some windows were damaged. No injuries were reported.
A severe thunderstorm generated a wind gust of 70 mph in Long Beach Township.
A mesonet site reported a wind gust of 68 mph during a severe thunderstorm in Harvey Cedars. Minor wind damage occurred.
The combination of damaging winds and lightning from a line of severe thunderstorms caused slightly more than half of Cape May County to lose power during the evening of the 23rd. Outages were concentrated from Middle Township north through Ocean City. Power restoration was easier in the county than other places and by noon EDT the next day (24th), the number of customers without power was down to 70.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, June 2015
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: 591355, 591356, 591982, 591365, 591437, 591432, 591379, 591383, 591385, 591367, 591388, 591834, 591418, 591389, 591399, 591392, 591370, 591397, 591400, 591404, 591441, 591402, 591416, 591408, 591410, 591406, 591407, 591424, 591445, 591415, 591449, 591413, 591421, 591493, 591419, 591422, 591427, 591425, 591457, 591428, and more.