The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 734039
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
OCEAN
734039 · 39.950, -74.400
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 734,039 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 122,553 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2018-03-07T19:35:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2018-03-07T19:35:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEW JERSEY |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | OCEAN |
| Latitudelat | 39.950 |
| Longitudelon | -74.400 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 39.950 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -74.400 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 1 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Trained Spotter |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | 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. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | 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 moved 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 West of the New Jersey 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 trees, limbs, and wires down, leading to numerous power outages across portions of New Jersey.||There were numerous reports of lightning associated with the precipitation in New Jersey, mainly to the Southeast of the Turnpike. This included thunderstorms with heavy rainfall closer to the coast, and thunder with heavy snowfall further inland. In Ocean County New Jersey, a person was struck by lightning at the middle school in Manchester Township. |
| Yearyear | 2,018 |
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