A strong southeast flow preceding a cold front produced strong winds across New Jersey during the first half of the day on the 28th. The combination of strong winds and the heavy rain knocked down numerous trees and power lines and caused outages. The greatest number of outages occurred in Monmouth, Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex Counties as nearly 9,000 homes and business lost power. In Sussex County, power outages occurred in Andover, Hardyston, Montague and Sparta Townships. In Warren County, outages were concentrated in Washington Township. In Hunterdon County, the outages were concentrated in Flemington Borough. In Monmouth County, the outages were concentrated in Middletown Township and Spring Lake Borough. Peak wind gusts included 55 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 46 mph at the Cape May (Cape May County) Ferry Terminal, 44 mph at the McGuire Air Force Base (Burlington County), 42 mph at the Atlantic City Marina (Atlantic County) and Point Pleasant (Ocean County) and 39 mph in Somerville (Somerset County).The strong southeast winds preceded the cold frontal passage. The cold front moved east from central Indiana at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th to central Ohio at 1 a.m. EST on the 28th, to western Pennsylvania at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th and into eastern New Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 28th.

Strong Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 MG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 48 MG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 28-NOV-04 03:00:00 to 28-NOV-04 09:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 40 EG
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC