A slow moving cold front helped trigger numerous strong to severe thunderstorms during the second half of the afternoon into the first half of the evening of the 7th in New Jersey.

Thunderstorm Wind in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 14:52:00 to 07-JUL-11 14:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPRINGSIDE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a large tree on Bromley Boulevard in Burlington County.

Thunderstorm Wind in ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 14:52:00 to 07-JUL-11 14:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEEDS PT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Galloway Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 15:15:00 to 07-JUL-11 15:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAIRVIEW
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and large tree limbs in Medford and Southampton Townships.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 15:55:00 to 07-JUL-11 15:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLARKSBURG
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Clarksburg in Millstone Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 16:10:00 to 07-JUL-11 16:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: JACKSON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Jackson Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 16:30:00 to 07-JUL-11 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST FREEHOLD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in the East Freehold section of Freehold Township.

Hail in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 18:05:00 to 07-JUL-11 18:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHITEHOUSE STATION
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm dropped penny to quarter size hail in Whitehouse Station (Readington Township).

Lightning in CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 20:44:00 to 07-JUL-11 20:44:00 (EST-5)
Location: OCEAN VIEW
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A lightning strike started a house fire in Ocean View (Dennis Township).

Lightning in OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 14:15:00 to 07-JUL-11 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: TUCKERTON
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Lightning struck and injured a man standing on a porch during a thunderstorm on Townhouse Lane in Little Egg Harbor Township. He complained about chest and leg pain as well as overall weakness. Another lightning strike temporarily knocked off communications at the township police department after a roof antenna was struck.

Lightning in MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 15:39:00 to 07-JUL-11 15:39:00 (EST-5)
Location: ALLENTOWN
Property damage: 40.30K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

For the third time in 2011, the water treatment plant in Allentown Borough was struck by lightning, This lightning strike fried computerized controls and caused about an estimated $40,000 in damages.

Thunderstorm Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 16:55:00 to 07-JUL-11 16:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: PAULSBORO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Paulsboro Borough.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 07-JUL-11 17:07:00 to 07-JUL-11 17:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: AUDUBON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Haddon Heights, Haddonfield and Audubon.