Power Outage in Hightstown, NJ

Low pressure tracked through western Pennsylvania on the night on February 24 into the morning of February 25. A weak secondary area of low pressure developed off the New Jersey coast on the 25th. This complex system brought a period of precipitation to the mid-Atlantic. With the main low tracking west of the region, warmer air rushed in aloft, limiting the potential for snow to fall. However, a strong Canadian high pressure to the north, combined with the developing secondary low, caused cold air to be trapped near the surface. This caused precipitation to fall as a wintry mix across the region, including as several hours of sleet and freezing rain. In some cases, the ice accretion was enough to cause tree and power line damage. The system pulled away from the region by the afternoon of the 25th with warmer and drier weather following behind it.

February 24, 2022

Tornado. A tornado touched down along Emmons Drive along Route 1 in |Princeton, NJ as a remnant supercell moved northward after |producing the Mullica Hill and Burlington, NJ tornadoes earlier |Wednesday afternoon as Ida's remnants moved through the region. |Damage first occurred as several small branches were brought down |along the Whole Foods and Wendy's parking lots along Route 1 in |far eastern Princeton Township, with a continued path of minor |branch damage extending northward along Farber Road, Meadow Drive,|and Canal Pointe Boulevard adjacent to Route 1. Several medium-|size trees were also uprooted with numerous small branches having |been brought down along the western periphery of the Marketfair |shopping parking lot. ||From there, the tornado continued northward with minor tree |damage having occurred along Carnegie Center Boulevard as the |tornado moved northward. Several small branches were also brought |down in a residential area along Heritage Boulevard with one pine |tree even having been snapped. An additional pine tree was also |uprooted along Alexander Road near Glenview. The tornado then |snapped several small hardwood trees, knocking down several |utility poles and power lines along Washington Road. A tree was |also uprooted along Lower Harrison Street along Carnegie Lake |before the tornado lifted somewhere over the lake.

September 01, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. A spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts with widespread power outages in the area. Time estimated from radar.

May 26, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. A downed power pole and wires closed all lanes of NJ-29 southbound near River Dr. Time estimated from radar.

November 15, 2020

Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines were downed near Circle Dr in Allentown. Time estimated from radar.

August 28, 2020

SCOTTS CORNER ROAD IS CLOSED BETWEEN DEY RD. & QUAIL RIDGE DR. DUE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH DOWN WIRES. POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA.

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@EWindsorPatch - March 07, 2022 16:56