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June 16, 2023 - Thunderstorm Wind

Trees and power lines down in Brick. Time estimated from radar.

Brick Town - Brick Town
April 1, 2023 - Tornado

A tornado formed from along an eastward moving rotating supercell within a line of thunderstorms and made initial touchdown near Patterson road, off of West Commodore Road, in Jackson Township and continued east for approximately a 3/4 mile long and 200 yard width path across the residences on the north side of Stonehenge Ct and along West Commodore Blvd, before going across the residences and businesses across Wright Debow and Hamilton Rd. Dozens of large hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted in a convergent pattern, power poles downed or snapped, fences demolished, and sheds, small outbuildings, and dumpsters flipped or moved. Despite the significant tree damage, generally only minor siding and roof shingle damage was noted. This damage was consistent with EF1 winds of 90 to 110 mph. ||The tornado then likely strengthened to its greatest intensity as it continued east, across a cleared and paved area, to a newly built large warehouse development. The southern half of the warehouse, made up of several 3 story concrete pre-fab tilt-up |walls, both on the east and west side, tied together with metal roofing system above, collapsed in an eastward direction. Based on the degree of damage and construction this was determined to be high end EF2 winds of 120 to 130 mph. In addition dozens of hard and soft wood trees on the south and southeast side of the building and east side parking lot were uprooted or trunks snapped laying in a E/NE direction. ||The tornado continued on, now in an east southeast direction, for about 3/4 mile with about 200 yd path width, just north of GasTime, across Diamond Road and back along West Commodore road, and into the residences around Indiero Lane and Oaktree Lanes. The most extensive tree and powerline damage was seen along West Commodore Road, with hundreds of mature hard and soft wood trees uprooted or snapped in a convergent pattern, numerous power poles downed or snapped, as well as roofing and insulation debris from the warehouse being littered along the way. The tree damage along part of West Commodore Road was consistent with winds of 100 to 120 mph. The tornado appeared to be weakening to EF0 as it entered the residences around Indiero Lane and Oaktree Lanes, south of West Commodore, with the tree damage path becoming scattered and narrowing to 100 yards, and only minor siding and roof shingle damage noted. The tornado likely occluded just before reaching the|Land O Pines Mobile Home Park, where the tornado path ended.

Holmeson - Jacksons Mills
April 1, 2023 - Tornado

A tornado formed from along an eastward moving rotating supercell within a line of thunderstorms and made initial touchdown near Patterson road, off of West Commodore Road, in Jackson Township and continued east for approximately a 3/4 mile long and 200 yard width path across the residences on the north side of Stonehenge Ct and along West Commodore Blvd, before going across the residences and businesses across Wright Debow and Hamilton Rd. Dozens of large hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted in a convergent pattern, power poles downed or snapped, fences demolished, and sheds, small outbuildings, and dumpsters flipped or moved. Despite the significant tree damage, generally only minor siding and roof shingle damage was noted. This damage was consistent with EF1 winds of 90 to 110 mph. ||The tornado then likely strengthened to its greatest intensity as it continued east, across a cleared and paved area, to a newly built large warehouse development. The southern half of the warehouse, made up of several 3 story concrete pre-fab tilt-up |walls, both on the east and west side, tied together with metal roofing system above, collapsed in an eastward direction. Based on the degree of damage and construction this was determined to be high end EF2 winds of 120 to 130 mph. In addition dozens of hard and soft wood trees on the south and southeast side of the building and east side parking lot were uprooted or trunks snapped laying in a E/NE direction. ||The tornado continued on, now in an east southeast direction, for about 3/4 mile with about 200 yd path width, just north of GasTime, across Diamond Road and back along West Commodore road, and into the residences around Indiero Lane and Oaktree Lanes. The most extensive tree and powerline damage was seen along West Commodore Road, with hundreds of mature hard and soft wood trees uprooted or snapped in a convergent pattern, numerous power poles downed or snapped, as well as roofing and insulation debris from the warehouse being littered along the way. The tree damage along part of West Commodore Road was consistent with winds of 100 to 120 mph. The tornado appeared to be weakening to EF0 as it entered the residences around Indiero Lane and Oaktree Lanes, south of West Commodore, with the tree damage path becoming scattered and narrowing to 100 yards, and only minor siding and roof shingle damage noted. The tornado likely occluded just before reaching the|Land O Pines Mobile Home Park, where the tornado path ended.

Holmeson - Jacksons Mills
April 1, 2023 - Tornado

A tornado formed along an eastward moving rotating supercell within a line of thunderstorms and made an initial touchdown on the north side of Palomino Drive. A 100 yard wide path of dozens of large hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted in a convergent east to northeast pattern between the north side of |Palomino Drive and the high tension powerlines paralleling to the north. In addition to the extensive tree damage, numerous fences were demolished with moderate roof and shingle damage to houses on the north side of Palomino Drive. The path of tree damage continued east southeast, across N New Prospect Rd, and along the north and northeast periphery of the newly built Paragon apartment complex. The degree of tree and home damage is consistent with winds of 100-120 mph. ||The tornado continued east southeast down to the intersection of Larsen Road and Maplewood Place. Several large hard and soft wood trees were snapped or uprooted in a convergent pattern, and power poles downed, on either side of Larsen at this intersection. The tornado tracked east southeast across the residences along the |east side of Maplewood and the northeast section of Dogwood Rd, with about a 150 yd width path of dozens of large trees snapped or uprooted in a convergent pattern, power poles downed or snapped, fences demolished, and sheds flipped or moved. Despite the |significant tree damage, generally only minor siding and roof shingle damage was noted. This damage was consistent with EF1 winds of 90 to 110 mph. The tornado likely moved southeast from here across a shallow NE to SW cleared valley area along the Monmouth/Ocean county border with transmission lines running through. No damage was noted to the transmission lines or the metal truss towers.||The tornado then likely strengthened to its greatest intensity as it continued east southeast from the clearing to the residences on the southwest corner of Spicy Pond Rd. Numerous large trees snapped or uprooted in a 300 yd long and 150 yd wide |convergent pattern, fences demolished, and several houses having minor to moderate siding, gutter, awning, deck and roof shingle damage. The worst damage occurred to a house facing to the southwest on the southwest corner of Spicy Pond Road, whose whole roof was lifted and tossed into their backyard and immediate neighbor backyards. Some of the debris, including a larger roof rafter was lofted about 125 yards, impaling the roof and second floor of a house on the east side of Addison Road. In addition, some siding from the house was impaled into the siding of the neighboring house to the north, with insulation and siding debris littering the neighborhood for about 200 yds to to the east southeast. Based on the degree of damage and construction this was determined to be EF2 wind damage of 110-120 mph. The tornado |likely quickly occluded after passing Addison Rd, ending its short path.

Hyson - Hyson
June 9, 2022 - Thunderstorm Wind

Trees were downed onto wires causing over 100 customers to lose power. Time estimated from radar.

Archers Corner - Archers Corner

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May 26, 2021

Following a more than two week stretch of dry weather, a cold front approached the mid-Atlantic on May 26. Ahead of the front, an unseasonably hot and humid air mass developed, with high temperatures near to above 90 degrees in much of the region. This contributed to strong instability, while wind shear was more moderate. Multiple rounds of convection affected the region, triggered by a pre-frontal trough and a couple of upper level impulses ahead of the front. A fairly widespread severe weather event resulted, with damaging winds by far the most widespread hazard. Numerous instances of downed trees and power lines and some property damage were reported. Thunderstorms during the evening hours were also prolific lightning producers. The final round of storms finally moved offshore close to midnight after several hours of severe weather in the region.

November 15, 2020

Strong low pressure moved through the Great Lakes on November 15, 2020. As it did so, it pushed a warm front through the mid-Atlantic during the late morning and early afternoon hours, causing unseasonably warm conditions to develop. Strong mid and upper level dynamics associated with this low pressure caused linear convection to develop ahead of its associated cold front early in the day. While instability ahead of the front was very limited, the strong frontal forcing combined with extreme wind fields allowed two primary lines of convection to form and produce severe convective wind gusts as they moved east. One of these lines tracked into the eastern mid-Atlantic and towards the coast during the evening hours. It produced widespread wind gusts of around 60 mph, with a number of reports of downed trees and power lines and localized property damage across the region.

June 3, 2020

A derecho developed just southeast of Lake Erie during the early morning hours of June 3, 2020, then moved rapidly southeast across Pennsylvania before exiting the central New Jersey coast during the early afternoon hours, approximately 130 PM. Damaging winds in excess of 60 MPH were sporadic over western and central Pennsylvania, but as the thunderstorm complex moved into increasingly unstable air in the eastern part of the state just before noon, wind damage reports became more numerous and widespread. Most of these reports were confined within a 50-mile wide swath extending from Berks County eastward to the Philadelphia metro area, then further east to the Ocean County shoreline in New Jersey. Wind gust reports between 60 and 70 MPH were common within this swath, with some of the highest gusts as follows: 89 MPH in Beach Haven, 87 MPH in Brick (both in Ocean County), 76 MPH in Brielle (Monmouth County), and 67 MPH in Jacksonville (Burlington County). In addition to these destructive wind gusts, frequent to continuous cloud to ground lightning and heavy downpours were also reported throughout the area.||Over 112,000 power outages were reported in southern New Jersey as a result |of fallen trees on power lines. Some localities were without power for several days. ||Because this derecho moved off the coast by 200 PM, the warm afternoon sun was able to sufficiently destabilize the atmosphere for the formation of another round of severe thunderstorms over some of the same areas that experience them earlier in the day. Reported wind gusts associated with these thunderstorms generally ranged between 45 and 65 MPH, with a 65 MPH wind gust measured at the Philadelphia International Airport. The remaining thunderstorms then moved offshore by 1000 PM, which brought an end to the day's severe weather.

March 7, 2018

A broad area of low pressure extending from the Ohio Valley to the Piedmont of South Carolina consolidated off the Virginia Capes during the early morning of March 7th. This new primary low moved northeast and gradually deepened as it passed east of the Delaware and New Jersey coasts on March 7th.||Precipitation gradually overspread the region during the overnight hours of March 6th to the 7th. To the east of the NJ Turnpike/Interstate 95, precipitation began as rain or a mix of rain and snow. Further west, precipitation fell mainly as snow. During the daylight hours of the 7th, precipitation to the east of the NJ Turnpike/Interstate 95 turned over to snow, as colder air worked in from the north and west. ||The snow fell heavy at times away from the coast. Snowfall amounts near the Turnpike generally ranged from 6 to 12 inches, with a sharp decrease to the southeast. Further northwest, 12 to 24 inches was observed across large parts of Somerset, Hunterdon, Morris, and Sussex Counties.||The snow contained large amounts of liquid, making it heavy and wet. This resulted in downed trees, limbs, and wires, leading to numerous power outages across portions of New Jersey, especially where the heaviest snow was reported. Many customers were still without power from the previous storm when this storm struck. Governor Murphy estimated about 350,000 customers state-wide lost power as a result of this second storm.||There were numerous reports of lightning associated with the precipitation in New Jersey, mainly southeast of the Turnpike. This included thunderstorms with heavy rainfall closer to the coast, and thunder with heavy snowfall further inland. In Ocean County, a person was struck by lightning in Manchester Township, and a lightning strike led to a house fire in Ship Bottom.||Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency which went into effect at 8 PM Tuesday March 6th.||Flights were cancelled at all the major airports due to the storm, and Amtrak cancelled at least some Wednesday service.||An accident involving ten tractor-trailers closed all four lanes of the New Jersey bound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge for over two hours on Wednesday, March 7th. Large amounts of snow that accumulated in a short period of time was blamed for the crash. The trucks did not actually crash into each other, rather they got stuck in the snow as they were climbing the ramp on the east-bound bridge.||Minor flooding was reported along some portions of the New Jersey coast, particularly north of Atlantic City, but there were no major problems.

October 30, 2017

A strong low pressure system moved up the east coast producing heavy rain and strong winds. The strong winds took down trees in Littleton, Riverton, Wantage, Byram, Culvers inlet, Matawan, Southhampton, Springdale and Pleasant Valley. Most of these locations are in the northern portions of the state. Power outages did occur as a result of downed trees and wires across the state. Rainfall totals were over 2 inches in every county of New Jersey outside of the New York City area. The highest totals were at 5.42 inches in Princeton, 5.45 inches in Holiday City and 4.62 inches in Robeling. Thousands of people lost power due to the storm. Gusts in most locations toped out between 40 and 50 mph. Several gusts over 50 mph were reported in Ocean county near the shore and at High point.

News

Indelible Memories, Lessons Learned: Superstorm Sandy, 10 Years Later | Toms River, NJ Patch

Indelible Memories, Lessons Learned: Superstorm Sandy, 10 Years Later - Toms River, NJ - The storm changed the face of the Jersey Shore and changed lives all over NJ. Patch takes a look back for the 10th anniversary of the storm.

Oct 26, 2022

Sandy cut power to millions — NJ utilities have upped their game loading...

The most shared negative experience from the October 2012 storm was the loss of power, which lasted several days for many Garden Staters.

Oct 6, 2022

2-Day Power Outage After Crash Damages 8 Poles In Toms River | Toms River, NJ Patch

2-Day Power Outage After Crash Damages 8 Poles In Toms River - Toms River, NJ - About 155 homes may be without power until Sunday, Toms River officials said. JCP&L offers free ice and water for the affected homes.

Sep 23, 2022

Traffic Signals, Power Restored In Brick | Brick, NJ Patch

Traffic Signals, Power Restored In Brick - Brick, NJ - Power has been restored to nearly all of the more than 5,200 homes and businesses that were left without electricity on Monday.

Sep 12, 2022

Power Outage Scheduled In Cedar Bridge Manor For Utility Work In Brick | Brick, NJ Patch

Power Outage Scheduled In Cedar Bridge Manor For Utility Work In Brick - Brick, NJ - The outage overnight in Brick is part of work being done to replace the Duck Farm Bridge on Hooper Avenue, police said.

Aug 11, 2022

Nearly 2K Homes Without Power In Lakewood: JCP&L | Lakewood, NJ Patch

Nearly 2K Homes Without Power In Lakewood: JCP&L - Lakewood, NJ - The outage is on the Lakewood-Toms River border.

Jul 22, 2022

Six Flags Great Adventure closed during power outage

Hurricane Harbor and Wild Safari are operating as scheduled, according to a Six Flags spokeswoman.

Jul 22, 2022

Air conditioning breaks at Riverview Medical Center in heat wave

Sections of Riverview Medical Center were closed off and patients moved as the Heat Index headed for over 100 degrees.

Jul 20, 2022

Friday’s credit card outage shows how vulnerable NJ is

Ever feel we are sometimes too reliant on technology?

Jun 13, 2022

Hooper And Bay Avenues Reopened After Crash: Toms River Police | Toms River, NJ Patch

Hooper And Bay Avenues Reopened After Crash: Toms River Police - Toms River, NJ - The crash brought down wires that knocked out power to more than 1,400 homes and businesses, but power has been restored.

May 26, 2022

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Powers out in Tomsriver right now

JOHN | July 06, 2021  

Come to Toms River, NJ, JCP and L! Fix our power lines now, please. Make them strong to survive this wind! NO POWER OUTAGES YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Svetlana Sonday | November 15, 2020  

10:30pm power went out

Why does it matter | November 04, 2020  

power outage since 1030 yesterday morning

Beverly Ludlum | August 05, 2020  

Have had no power since 11:00am yesterday! Everything in both of my refrigerator/freezer!

Karen MacEvoy | August 05, 2020  

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Toms River, New Jersey

City Toms River
County Ocean
State New Jersey (NJ)
Country United States
Zip Codes 08753, 08754, 08755, 08756, 08757

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