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Strong Wind — Essex, New Jersey

November 15, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$750
Magnitude
27 EG
Area
Essex

Event narrative (NOAA)

A fifty foot silver maple tree cracked at its base and fell on a man walking along the sidewalk on South Center Street, in Orange.

Other notable strong wind events in New Jersey

Essex · December 25, 20082 killedMorris · October 16, 20051 killedBergen · October 18, 19991 killedHudson · March 4, 19991 killedBergen · November 5, 20041 killedWestern Monmouth · October 2, 20151 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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