An approaching cold front helped trigger a series of strong to severe thunderstorms that produced large hail, damaging winds as well as lightning damage and flash flooding during the afternoon and evening of the 15th.

Lightning in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 16:15:00 to 15-JUL-14 16:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: TABERNACLE
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Lightning struck the Shawnee Baptist Church on Oakshade Road in Shamong Township.

Lightning in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 13:30:00 to 15-JUL-14 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MERCERVILLE
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A lightning struck damaged three poles, a traffic light system and the intersection itself (from the arcing wires) at Whitehorse and Klockner Roads in Hamilton Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 16:15:00 to 15-JUL-14 16:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: TABERNACLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs and wires around the intersection of Tuckerton and Old Indian Mills Road in Shamong Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 15:46:00 to 15-JUL-14 15:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: TRENTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires in Trenton. A wind gust of 51 mph was recorded at Mercer County Airport and a wind gust of 50 mph was recorded within the city of Trenton.

Thunderstorm Wind in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 16:14:00 to 15-JUL-14 16:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: TAUNTON LAKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs and wires around the intersection of Taunton Boulevard and Tomlinson Mill Road in Medford Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 16:24:00 to 15-JUL-14 16:24:00 (EST-5)
Location: TABERNACLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs and wires in Tabernacle Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 15:57:00 to 15-JUL-14 15:57:00 (EST-5)
Location: WINSLOW
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Camden County centered in and around Winslow Township.

Hail in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 16:21:00 to 15-JUL-14 16:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: TABERNACLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A severe thunderstorm also dropped quarter size hail in Tabernacle Township.

Lightning in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 16:50:00 to 15-JUL-14 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: STIRLING
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A lightning strike caused power outages and disrupted 911 communications in Long Hill Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 15:44:00 to 15-JUL-14 15:44:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST TRENTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township. One downed limb damaged a vehicle. A wind gust of 51 mph was recorded at Mercer County Airport and a wind gust of 50 mph was recorded within Trenton.

Hail in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 15:45:00 to 15-JUL-14 15:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST TRENTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Penny size hail fell in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 16:23:00 to 15-JUL-14 16:24:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH FRIENDSHIP
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs and wires around New Jersey State Route 70 in from Friendship Road east to Big Hill Road in Southampton Township.

Thunderstorm Wind in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 15-JUL-14 13:54:00 to 15-JUL-14 13:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLIAMSTOWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Williamstown (Monroe Township).