The following events were reported: Funnel Cloud, Hail, Lightning, Thunderstorm Wind. These occurred near station USW00013739, approximately 29.464 km away, between 2008-08-10 09:20:00 and 2008-08-10 19:15:00. The events included records with hailstones measuring 7.8758823529411774 inches.Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. The events caused property damage valued at 580000.0 and crop damage of 16500000.0. Episode Narrative: An unusually strong for August upper air disturbance helped trigger numerous strong to severe thunderstorms across New Jersey. Severe thunderstorms started developing along the warm front in the morning and continued through the afternoon and into the evening until a cold front moved through the state. ||The large hail storms that occurred contributed to the United States Secretary of Agriculture Edward Schafer declaring ten central and southern New Jersey Counties a natural disaster on September 22nd. Mercer, Monmouth, Burlington, Ocean, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May Counties were included in the declaration. An unusually strong for August upper air disturbance helped trigger numerous strong to severe thunderstorms across New Jersey. Event Narrative: Severe thunderstorms dropped marble to quarter size hail across central Gloucester County from South Harrison Township east through Harrison Township, Mantua Township, Pitman Borough and Washington Township. Hail as large as golf balls caused vehicular and crop damage from Pennsville and Carney Townships eastward across mouch of the northern half of Salem County. Large amounts of hail damage occurred to farms in Mannington, Carney Point, Pilesgrove and Oldmans Township. A farm in Pedericktown (Oldman Township) saw its entire tomato, pepper, and string bean crop destroyed. Ninety percent of the crops on a 650 acre farm in Mannington Township was destroyed by hail. Many zucchini crops within the county were damaged. In addition to crop damage, vehicles were damaged by large hail. Over 100 vehicles were damaged at dealerships in Penns Grove and Carneys Point. It was estimated that it would take until mid September for auto body shops to repair all the vehicles damaged by the large hail in the county. Half dollar size hail fell near Elmer. Penny size hail fell in Pennsville Township. This was the first of several severe thunderstorms with large hail to effect Salem County on the 10th. Quarter to walnut size hail fell in Hammonton Township at around 1220 p.m. EDT and again around 1230 p.m. EDT. A funnel cloud was sighted over Penns Grove Borough. While the funnel cloud did not touch down, the parent severe thunderstorm left a swath of hail damage. A severe thunderstorm dropped large hail across Woolwich Township. Eight large farms in the township suffered hail damage. Nearly one hundred percent of the eggplants were damaged. There was also considerable damage done to tomato plants and cubanelle pepper plants. In addition to the damaging hail, severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated to reach about 70 mph in sections of Harrison and South Harrison Townships. Storm chasers noted that corn fields were totally flattened. Penny to nickel size hail fell from Upper Deerfield Township east through Deerfield Township and Millville. In Millville, the large hail damaged about 75 vehicles at the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep Dealership on North 2nd Street. A lightning strike struck and damaged an outbuilding on Quilleytown Road in Carneys Point Township. A series of severe thunderstorms dropped penny to quarter size hail across Franklin Township. A severe thunderstorm downed several trees along the 200 block of Rosenhayn Avenue in Upper Deerfield Township. The downed trees damaged four homes on the block. The left side of one home was destroyed. Another home was impaled twice by a downed tree. Another home had its awning torn away from its porch, outdoor furniture damaged and a tree on its pool. Elsewhere in Upper Deerfield Township, downed trees blocked Park Avenue. Several pine and oak trees were split and twisted. About 5,200 homes and businesses lost power in the county. Outages lasted into the 12th. The last severe thunderstorm of the day proved to be the most damaging  as large hail fell for the longest period of time. Areas of large hail occurred from Harrison Township southeast through Monroe Township. Ten peach orchards in Gloucester County were damaged by the large hail. About 40 percent of the peach crop was already harvested prior to the severe thunderstorms. The fourteen peach orchards affected by repeated  severe thunderstorms with large hail in Gloucester, Camden and Atlantic Counties normally harvest about 30 million pounds of peaches. The last thunderstorm of the day was the most damaging as large hail fell for the longest period of time. Areas of large hail occurred across Winslow and Waterford Townships. About three peach orchards in Camden County were damaged by the large hail. The fourteen peach orchards affected by repeated severe thunderstorms with large hail in Gloucester, Camden and Atlantic Counties normally harvest about 30 million pounds of peaches. Golf ball size hail was reported in Williamstown (Monroe Township). For the third time in the same day, a severe thunderstorm dropped large hail in Hammonton Township. Hail reached the size of ping pong balls during this severe thunderstorm. The combination of the three severe hail thunderstorms caused severe damage to crops on a few hundred acres within the township. Damage occurred on a couple mile wide corridor on either side of U.S. Route 206. Squash, pumpkin, corn, Asian greens, cucurbits and sweet potatoes were damaged. The sweet potato crop partially recovered. Also damaged were late blueberries, a few peaches and several plantings of wine grapes. Hail damage in neighboring Mullica Township was limited to some late season blueberries. Nickel size hail fell in Clayton. Marble size hail also fell in Glassboro. Quarter size hail fell in Pitman Borough and adjacent portions of Washington Township. Quarter size hail fell in Winslow Township.