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Thunderstorm Wind — Ocean, New Jersey
June 22, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
52 EG
Area
Ocean
Event narrative (NOAA)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in the northeast part of Manchester Township and resulted in a fatality. A 69-year-old man was killed on County Route 571 in front of the Ridgeway Elementary School when two trees fell onto his vehicle. A police officer was injured trying to extricate the man from the vehicle.
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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.