SOMERSET

959381 · 40.622, -74.603

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Event typeevent_type	Lightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id	959,381
Episode IDepisode_id	158,630
Begin UTCbegin_utc	2021-07-08T22:38:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc	2021-07-08T22:38:00+00:00
Statestate	NEW JERSEY
County/zone typecz_type	C
County/zone namecz_name	SOMERSET
Latitudelat	40.622
Longitudelon	-74.603
End latitudeend_lat	40.622
End longitudeend_lon	-74.603
Deaths directdeaths_direct	0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect	0
Injuries directinjuries_direct	0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect	0
Damage propertydamage_property	0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops	0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source	Fire Department/Rescue
Episode narrativeepisode_narrative	Tropical Storm Elsa approached the mid-Atlantic states from the south on July 8. Downstream of Elsa, a warm and moist environment was present. A slow moving frontal boundary also resided over northern New Jersey, northern Pennsylvania, and into New York. This frontal system provided forcing for convective development over the mid-Atlantic, in fairly close proximity but unrelated to Tropical Storm Elsa. With strong instability and weak to moderate wind shear, some of the storms became severe as they organized into linear and multi-cellular clusters. Deep layer southerly flow in advance of Elsa caused storms to move northward as opposed to a more typical eastward motion. Damaging wind was the main hazard associated with these storms, with several strong downbursts noted. Storm activity eventually weakened and moved north of the region by evening as Elsa moved in.
Event narrativeevent_narrative	Lightning struck a power pole and started a fire on Mount Vernon Rd. Time estimated from radar.
Yearyear	2,021

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