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‘Low-end derecho’ hit New Jersey Thursday

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It may not have been Armageddon in New Jersey, but a "low-end derecho" went through the state Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm is also known as a "severe bow echo," according to the weather service.

A derecho is "a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms," according to the weather service. An event may be classified as a derecho if winds stretch more than 240 miles and gusts are at least 58 mph along most of its length.

A derecho struck the Garden State on June 29, 2012, according to the weather service.

Storms on Thursday dumped 2.6 inches of rain in Wantage, 2.17 inches in West Creek, 2.04 inches in Holmdel and 1.31 inches in Howell, according to the NJ Storm Dashboard.

Winds gusted to 63 mph in Newport in Cumberland County, 58 mph in Millville in Cumberland, 51 mph in Point Pleasant and 50 mph in Cream Ridge, according to the weather service and dashboard.

Central Park in New York City has received 9.54 inches of rain this month, making it the fourth wettest June on record there, according to a tweet by the weather service office in Upton, N.Y. And June is less than half over.

A flood warning is in effect in Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, according to the weather service.

And we may get more heavy rain - potentially nearly 2 inches in much of the region - on Tuesday, according to the weather service.

Meanwhile, tides are up to 2 feet above normal along the New Jersey coast, according to the National Ocean Service.

Here are some images:

Source: National Weather Service

Source: National Weather Service

 

Source: National Weather Service via Gary Szatkowski

Source: National Weather Service via Gary Szatkowski

 

Rainfall through June14, 2013 (Source: Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center via Gary Szatkowski)

Rainfall in June 2013 through the 14th (Source: Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center via Gary Szatkowski)

 

 


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