Power Outage in Glassboro, NJ

Wires were downed along NJ-41 in Deptford Twp near Good Intent Rd. Power outages to homes, businesses, and traffic signals in the area were reported. Time estimated from radar.

Power lines were downed in the area. Time estimated from radar.

An mPing report of trees and power lines down. Time estimated from radar.

A number of reports of downed trees and power lines were received in the county. No confirmed observations of sustained tropical storm force winds were received, likely due to lack of available data, but damage reports and observations from surrounding areas suggest such winds likely occurred.

Power lines were downed near Mantua Blvd in Sewell. Time estimated from radar.

An mPing report of 3 inch tree limbs or power poles broken.

An mPing report was received of trees and power lines down at this location. Time estimated from radar.

Power out- remove.

A second severe thunderstorm knocked down over a dozen trees and power lines farther southeast in Gloucester County in sections of Washington Township, Sewell (Mantua Township) and Glassboro. A couple of fallen trees damaged vehicles in Washington Township. Trees and/or power lines were reported knocked down in Glassboro on Wilmer Street and in Sewell along East Holly Avenue, White Pine Drive, Hemlock Road and Hurffville-Crosskeys Road.

Lightning struck three homes in Washington Township and caused electrical damage in all of them. No serious injuries were reported. The combination of damaging winds and lightning caused about 3,000 homes and businesses to lose power in Gloucester County.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees in East Greenwich Township along Cohawkin Road. One property owner lost eight trees. A gazebo was tossed and yard furniture was displaced by 50 yards. One downed tree rolled off the roof of one home. About 5,000 homes and businesses in Gloucester County lost power.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of large tree limbs and wires in Monroe Township. A house was also struck by lightning, but reported no damage. About 1,000 homes and businesses lost power in Gloucester County because of downed trees and tree limbs.

A squall line of severe thunderstorms tore down several trees and wires across the northwest half of Gloucester County. About 1,600 residents lost power during the severe thunderstorm. In Public Service Electric and Gas service area hardest hit in Glucester County was Deptford Township.

A squall line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees, tree limbs and power lines in the northwest half of Gloucester County in Elk, southern Harrison, Pitman, Glassboro, southern Deptford and Washington Townships. About 1,250 homes and businesses lost power.

A squall line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees, tree limbs and power lines in the northwest half of Gloucester County in Elk, southern Harrison, Pitman, Glassboro, southern Deptford and Washington Townships. About 1,250 homes and businesses lost power.

Wind gusts to between 40 and 50 mph downed some trees and power lines in the area on the 12th.

Several days of record warmth came to an abrupt end as a strong cold front moved through the state. Moisture and instability were sufficient to develop a line of showers and thunderstorms ahead of the front. These showers and thunderstorms produced damaging winds and hail across western portions of the state. The most noteworthy damage was in Sussex county at the Space farm zoo. Several thousand people lost power as well.

Strong winds affected New Jersey on the 15th. Peak wind gusts averaged around 40 mph, with some locally higher gusts mainly in the southeast and northwest parts of the state. In southeastern New Jersey the highest wind gusts occurred during the middle of the day in the southwest flow preceding a cold front. In the rest of the state the highest wind gusts occurred following a cold frontal passage during the second half of the afternoon into the early evening on the 15th. The strong winds coupled with the rain knocked down some weak tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. Peak wind gusts included 53 mph at High Point (Sussex County), 50 mph in Glassboro (Gloucester County), 47 mph in Mantoloking (Ocean County) and 45 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), Cape May (Cape May County) and the Atlantic City International Airport. The strong gusty winds were caused by the passage of a low level jet over the southeast part of the state and then a pressure gradient (difference) between the cold front and the approaching high pressure system over the lower Ohio Valley. When the high pressure system moved closer, the strong winds ceased.

A severe thunderstorm tore through Gloucester County, NJ during the evening hours of July 27th. The strong winds knocked down trees, wires and power poles at 10:10 PM EDT in Mantua and Woolwich Townships.

During the very early morning hours of June 29th, a severe thunderstorm rolled across Gloucester County, New Jersey. Trees and power lines were downed at 3:43 AM EDT from South Harrison northeastward through Deptford Township.

Severe thunderstorms rumbled their way across Gloucester County, New Jersey during the evening of June 1st. As a result of strong winds associated with the thunderstorms, trees and power lines were knocked down from Logan Township to Washington Township.

A fire during the afternoon hours of the 11th burned 75 acres in the area of Mantua and Dupont Avenues in the Paulsboro region. The fire was located on marshland comprised of dried reeds. Nearby railroad cars were potentially threatened and one of the cars had power steering in it, while another railcar was full of brake fluid. Firefighters worked to keep the flames away from the railcars, which were within a couple hundred feet of homes. Firefighters extinguished the fire before it reached the railcars and homes, and no one was injured. To fight the fire, which burned for a good 2 hours, a boat and airplane were utilized.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several large trees and wires in the Whitman Square area of Washington Township. One family was trapped inside its vehicle until the tree and downed wires were removed. They were not injured. The downed trees and wires also caused power outages in the township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees, power and cable lines across parts of eastern Gloucester County. Wind damage was reported in Westville Borough and Mantua and Monroe Townships.

A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and wires throughout Gloucester County. In Richwood (Harrison Township), one downed tree fell onto and damaged a home. In nearby Pitman Borough, another downed tree damaged a home and destroyed a car. Public Service Electric and Gas reported about 13,000 of its customers lost power that evening in their service area from Gloucester County northeast through Burlington County. The worst reported outages in Gloucester County were in West Deptford Township.

A potent line of severe thunderstorms uprooted whole trees in National Park Borough. Houses were damaged by the fallen trees. One oak tree limb pierced the dining room ceiling of one home. The back porch of another home was torn away. At the National Park Boat Club, a one hundred foot transmission tower was split in half. About 23,000 homes and business lost power in Mercer, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties. All power was restored by the afternoon of the 24th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees, poles and power lines in Gloucester County in Clayton Borough, Harrison Township, Logan Township, Pitman Borough, South Harrison Township and Washington Township. The most concentrated wind damage occurred along County Route 538 between County Routes 581 and 531 in South Harrison Township. Conectiv Energy reported about 12,000 of its customers lost power in southern New Jersey. The bulk were in Gloucester and Cumberland Counties. Power was not fully restored until the evening of the 23rd.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a 100-year-old oak tree in Newfield Borough. The downed tree blocked a roadway. The same storm tore down large limbs and wires in Clayton Borough. The combination of wind and lightning caused about 28,000 Conectiv Energy customers throughout southern New Jersey to lose power that afternoon and evening.

Damaging winds pulled down trees and power lines throughout the county. Downed trees and wires were reported in East Greenwich Township, Greenwich Township, Harrison Township, Monroe Township, Paulsboro Borough and Swedesboro Borough.

A trained SKYWARN Spotter saw a pair of funnel clouds drop from a severe thunderstorm in extreme southeastern Washington Township. The funnel clouds did not touch the ground. But, the thunderstorm did produce scattered wind damage (some downed trees, tree limbs and wires) in Newfield Borough, Glassboro Borough and Monroe Township. One wire pulled down by a downed tree did start a fire in Monroe Township. Marble size hail also fell during the thunderstorm. Conectiv Energy reported about 1,500 of their customers lost power in southwestern New Jersey that afternoon and evening.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees, tree limbs and wires from Logan Township southeast through Monroe Township in Gloucester County. A SKYWARN Spotter recorded a wind gust to 60 mph in Washington Township. A large tree was knocked down along the Woodbury and Deptford Township lines and knocked out power to 1,500 customers. All power was restored by 10 a.m. EDT on the 13th. Downed limbs were also reported in East Greenwich Township, Newfield Borough, Paulsboro Borough and Wenonah Borough.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees in Swedesboro and wires in several locations throughout the county. Because of flooding, winds and lightning about 4,000 Conectiv customers lost power in Salem, Gloucester and Camden Counties.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Elk Township. About 6,800 homes and businesses lost power in southern New Jersey. Most of the outages were in Camden and Gloucester Counties.

A severe thunderstorm tore down several tree limbs and wires throughout Gloucester County. Most of the wind damage occurred in the northwest half of the county. About 1,000 homes and businesses lost power.