A strong cold frontal passage before dawn ushered in one of the coldest air masses of the winter season on the 10th.  A line of thunderstorms accompanied its passage and produced some wind damage on its own in the northwest part of the state just after midnight. The surface pressure difference (pressure gradient) between a high pressure system in the Mississippi Valley and a very intense low pressure system (around 970 millibars) just east of James Bay produced more windy conditions from just before dawn into the early evening of the 10th. As the high pressure system moved closer to New Jersey late in the day, winds diminished. The worst reported wind damage occurred in Keansburg in Monmouth County. At 515 a.m. EST the winds tore off a section of a roof of an apartment building and knocked down several power lines. Forty people were evacuated from the building, several were sheltered at the New Point Comfort Fire Company. They were permitted to return to the building later that evening. Elsewhere in Monmouth County, the strong winds knocked down three telephone poles at 11 a.m. EST in Middletown Township and caused one road closure. Peak wind gusts averaged between 35 and 55 mph and included 54 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 49 mph in Sparta Mountain (Sussex County), 48 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic County), 47mph in Mountain Creek (Sussex County), 46 mph in Sandy Hook (Monmouth County), 45 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport and Lumberton (Burlington County), 43 mph in Cape May Harbor (Cape May County), 41 mph on Long Beach Island (Ocean County), 40 mph in Trenton (Mercer County), 39 mph in Morristown (Morris County) and Somerville (Somerset County) and 36 mph in Millville (Cumberland County).

High Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 10-MAR-02 04:00:00 to 10-MAR-02 19:00:00 (EST)
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC