A nearly seventy millibar surface pressure difference between an intense low pressure system moving through the Canadian Maritimes (it bottomed at 963 millibars at 1 p.m. EST on the 25th in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence) and a high pressure system in the Central Plains produced nearly twenty-four hours of strong winds (isolated pockets of high winds) across New Jersey from the late evening on the 24th through the early evening on the  25th. The strong winds downed weak trees, tree limbs and power lines and caused scattered outages.

Peak wind gusts included 62 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 61 mph in Seaside Park (Ocean County), 56 mph in Brick (Ocean County), 53 mph in Sandy Hook (Monmouth County), 52 mph in Tuckerton (Ocean County), 51 mph in Perth Amboy (Middlesex County) and Keansburg (Monmouth County), 50 mph in Stewartsville (Warren County), 48 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic County) and Cape May (Cape May County), 46 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County) and 45 mph in Millville (Cumberland County). The strong winds started shortly after a cold frontal passage moved through New Jersey during the early evening of the 24th and persisted into the evening on the 25th. Winds started to slowly diminish after the low pressure system started to weaken and moved farther away from New Jersey.

High Wind in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 25-FEB-12 12:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 12.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 25-FEB-12 12:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 12.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 46.00 MG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 49.00 MG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-12 22:00:00 to 25-FEB-12 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS