Power Outage in Pennsville, NJ

Power lines were downed near Alloway Friesburg Rd. Time estimated from radar.

A NJWxNet site at Lower Alloways Creek measured a sustained wind of 44 mph. Downed trees and power lines were reported in the county.

Several reports of downed power lines were received from Penns Grove to Pennsville.

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

US Highway 40 closed between Route 77 and County Road 648 due to downed power cables. Time estimated from radar.

Severe wind gusts associated with a cold front moving through the area knocked down trees and caused power outages in the Pittsgrove / Elmer area of Salem County.

A gust front outrunning a cluster of severe thunderstorms entered near Pennsville in western Salem County at approximately 12:19 am EDT on the 30th. This gust front produced damaging wind gusts estimated from 65 to 70 mph as it traversed eastward across the county. Within approximately 20 minutes of the gust front passage, a potent line of severe thunderstorms tracked eastward into Salem county. One thunderstorm cell in particular experienced rapid intensification and expansion as it tracked into southern New Jersey. Destructive wind gusts, estimated at 75 mph, resulted in significant tree and power line damage county-wide. Severe thunderstorms exited eastern Salem County, including the town of Elmer, at approximately 1:06 am EDT on the 30th. ||Widespread damage occurred across Salem County as a result of the strong wind gusts associated with the gust front and cluster of severe thunderstorms. One home was destroyed, another suffered major damage. Three other homes suffered minor damage and one other was also affected. Numerous large tree limbs blew down in the town of Elmer. The Little Acres Farm in Pittsgrove Township had about four dozen 80-foot trees completely uprooted. Approximately 70 trees were knocked down onto roadways across the county, resulting in numerous road closures. Several hundred large trees were knocked down or damaged in Parvin State Park (Pittsgrove Township) in eastern Salem County, and two fatalities resulted. Two young boys, ages 2 and 7, were killed when the top half of a 40 to 50 foot pine tree snapped off due to high wind gusts and landed on the camping tent where they and other family members were taking shelter. The two boys were cousins, one from nearby Franklin Township (Gloucester County) and the other from Millville (Cumberland County). An intense cluster of thunderstorms tracked over eastern Salem County at 12:50 am EDT on the 30th, producing wind gusts estimated between 70 to 75 mph. ||Thousands of customers lost power across the county as a result of extensive tree and wire damage, with many areas experiencing power outages for up to one week. Some customers did not have their power restored until after the 4th of July. As a result, Salem County Emergency Services and the American Red Cross established air-conditioned cooling centers in Woodstown and at the Pittsgrove Township Municipal Building as temperatures soared into the 90s during the week following the derecho.||Damage estimates for Parvin State Park alone are approximately $500,000 as several buildings were damaged and hundreds of trees were either knocked down or damaged. More than a month following the derecho, the majority of the park remained closed to the public as clean-up efforts continued. The swimming beach and concession stand at the park did not reopen until the weekend of July 21st - 22nd. Through early August 2012, some 938 trees have been removed from the park, and damaged large limbs from another 989 trees have been hauled away. Park officials anticipate that much of the park will remain closed to the public for months.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees across Salem County affecting Elsinboro Township, Pennsville Township, Mannington Township, Salem City, Alloway Township and Pilesgrove Township the hardest. Trees were knocked down on at least seven roadways within the county. About 2,800 homes and businesses lost power in the county, including the County Office of Emergency Management in Mannington Township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees across Salem County affecting Elsinboro Township, Pennsville Township, Mannington Township, Salem City, Alloway Township and Pilesgrove Township the hardest. Trees were knocked down on at least seven roadways within the county. About 2,800 homes and businesses lost power in the county, including the County Office of Emergency Management in Mannington Township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in western Pittsgrove Township around Centerton and Porchtown Roads. The combination of damaging winds and lightning caused about 1,200 customers to lose power in Salem County.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and power lines in western Salem County in and around Carney's Point Township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few large tree limbs and wires and a tree in Pittsgrove Township. Around 250 homes and businesses lost power.

A severe thunderstorm tore down a few trees in Upper Pittsgrove Township. A greater than 200-year-old tree was knocked down into a home at the intersection of New Jersey State Route 77 and Glassboro Road. The tree fell through the roof, damaged the gutters and broke two windows. The evening thunderstorms caused about 4,000 homes and businesses in Salem County to lose power.

A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and power lines in Pennsville and Carneys Point Townships.

A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and power lines in Pennsville and Carneys Point Townships.

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

A series of thunderstorms with damaging winds that moved through Salem County caused about 1,000 homes and businesses to lose power. Downed large tree limbs and power outages were scattered throughout the county. This first storm hit Salem City the hardest.

A series of thunderstorms with damaging winds caused about 1,000 homes and businesses to lose power in Salem County. Downed large tree limbs and power outages were scattered throughout the county. This storm hit Pennsville Township the hardest.

A series of thunderstorms with damaging winds caused about 1,000 homes and businesses to lose power in the county. Downed large tree limbs and power outages were scattered throughout the county. This last storm caused the greatest number of outages, concentrated in Woodstown. This storm also affected Pittsgrove Township.

Trees and power lines were knocked down at 9:08 PM EDT on June 1st in Carney's Point Township, New Jersey when thunderstorms rumbled across Salem County.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires in Pennsville Township. Atlantic City Electric reported about 2,500 homes and businesses lost power across the southern tier of New Jersey. Power was not fully restored to all customers until the 28th.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in and around the Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Lower Alloways Creek Township. Sheet metal was torn from one building, a trailer was flipped, scaffolding was blown apart and decorative windows were blown out. Walnut size hail also broke windshields and damaged vehicles. Numerous trees were knocked down in the township.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down tree limbs, trees and power lines from Pennsville Township eastward across Salem County through Pittsgrove Township. Conectiv Energy reported about 1,500 of their customers lost power in southwestern New Jersey that afternoon and evening.

A severe thunderstorm caused considerable wind damage in Salem County during the early evening of the 12th. Nearly all of Alloway and Quinton Townships and Salem City lost power as many large trees were knocked down. In Alloway Township, a 30 by 40 foot section of the roof of an old school now used as a municipal building was torn away. About a quarter of the building was damaged by the storm including the ensuing water damage from the rain. The roof of a home in Quinton Township was also partially torn away. A nursery suffered extensive plant damage as the metal structures protecting them were ripped from the ground. An ornamental outhouse was carried into a neighboring field. A couple of huge, 100 year-old trees fell down and knocked over a few tombstones in the East View Cemetery in Salem. Downed limbs and trees were also reported in Woodstown, Upper Pittsgrove Township, Pittsgrove Township and Lower Alloways Creek Township. Conectiv Power reported about 5,700 homes and businesses lost power in southern New Jersey because of the storms. Most of the outages were in Salem and Cumberland Counties.

A severe thunderstorm knocked over numerous trees and power lines throughout Salem County. The damage was concentrated in Pennsville Township. Heavy rain also caused some poor drainage flooding in the county.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down many branches and several trees in Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown Borough. The Laurel Hills and Marlton Road areas were hit the hardest in Woodstown. Two houses were damaged by downed trees. Conectiv Energy reported 4,000 customers lost power in Salem, Gloucester and Camden Counties because of the thunderstorms.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down between 30 and 50 trees on the northeast side of Parvin Lake within Parvin State Park. Thunderstorms that evening were responsible for power outages to 4,600 homes and businesses in southern New Jersey in Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, Gloucester and Camden Counties.