An approaching cold front helped trigger strong to severe thunderstorms mainly across the southern half of New Jersey during the late afternoon and early evening of the 1st. Hail as large as golf balls was reported in Camden County.

Hail in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 16:28:00 to 01-AUG-11 16:28:00 (EST-5)
Location: GIBBSBORO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny size hail fell in Voorhees Township.

Hail in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 16:32:00 to 01-AUG-11 16:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: GIBBSBORO
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm dropped golf ball size hail in Voorhees Township.

Hail in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 16:22:00 to 01-AUG-11 16:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHERRY HILL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm dropped golf ball size hail in eastern sections of Cherry Hill Township.

Hail in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 16:43:00 to 01-AUG-11 16:43:00 (EST-5)
Location: MERCHANTVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm dropped quarter size hail in Merchantville Borough as well as a measured wind gust to 52 mph.

Hail in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 16:29:00 to 01-AUG-11 16:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARLTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny size hail fell in Marlton (Evesham Township).

Hail in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:30:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MULLICA HILL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A severe thunderstorm dropped quarter size hail in Mullica Hill (Harrison Township).

Hail in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:35:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: WINSLOW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail as large as quarter size in Winslow Township.

Hail in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:55:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: MALAGA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail as large as quarter size in Malaga (Franklin Township). The same thunderstorm produced wind gusts of around 50 mph and knocked down branches.

Thunderstorm Wind in ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:35:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: PANCOAST
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in Buena Vista Township which included a forty-five foot tall sweetgum tree on one property. Sand and top soil from nearby farm fields became airborne before the rain arrived.

Thunderstorm Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:15:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: CECIL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The gust front from a severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and multiple tree limbs in Cecil (Monroe Township).

Thunderstorm Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:20:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: CARNEYS PT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The gust front from a severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of large tree limbs and wires in Carneys Point Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:23:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: FOLSOM
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 Folsom Borough.

Thunderstorm Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:30:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MULLICA HILL
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A severe thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts of 65 mph in Mullica Hill (Harrison Township).

Thunderstorm Wind in ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: FOLSOM
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A second severe thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts of around 65 mph in Folsom Borough.

Thunderstorm Wind in ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: FOLSOM
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A second severe thunderstorm produced estimated wind gusts of around 65 mph in Folsom Borough. Trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: ORCHARD CENTER
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 Upper Deerfield Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:35:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: WINSLOW
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Winslow Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: FOLSOM
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The gust front from a severe thunderstorm produced a measured wind gust of 60 mph in Collings Lakes (Buena Vista Township).

Thunderstorm Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:50:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRIDGETON
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The gust front from a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Bridgeton.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:50:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: VINELAND
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The gust front from a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Vineland.

Thunderstorm Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 17:40:00 to 01-AUG-11 17:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLASSBORO
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A Skywarn spotter estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph during a severe thunderstorm in Glassboro.

Lightning in MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 01-AUG-11 16:43:00 to 01-AUG-11 16:43:00 (EST-5)
Location: ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A 32-year-old man was struck and seriously injured by lightning while on a beach in Sandy Hook. He had come ashore from an ocean swim when he was struck. He was revived by emergency personnel that used a defibrillator and then sent to the Monmouth Medical Center.