[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 7/26/2010 3:53:16 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
352 PM EDT MON JUL 26 2010

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR
MILLVILLE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY NEW JERSEY...

LOCATION...MILLVILLE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY NEW JERSEY
DATE...JULY 25 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...400 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...133 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.5 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.39N / 75.07W
ENDING LAT/LON...39.40N / 75.05W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...1

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR MILLVILLE IN CUMBERLAND
COUNTY NEW JERSEY ON JULY 25 2010.

WIND DAMAGE FROM THIS EVENT WAS FIRST EVIDENCED BY BLOWN OUT
WINDOWS IN A HOUSE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PLEASANT DRIVE AND
STERLING PLACE. THE SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE THEN MOVED IN AN EAST TO
NORTHEAST DIRECTION, FOLLOWING PLEASANT DRIVE, EVENTUALLY
REACHING MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY. THE SEVERE WINDS THEN CROSSED
WEST MAIN STREET (ROUTE 49) HEADING INTO THE CITY OF MILLVILLE
BEFORE ENDING. THE WORST DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG PLEASANT DRIVE FROM
NEAR CARLTON AVENUE EASTWARD THROUGH MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY.
SCORES OF LARGE OLD TREES WERE FELLED IN THE CEMETERY,
PREDOMINATELY IN THE SAME DIRECTION. SEVERAL HEADSTONES WERE ALSO
DAMAGED. ONE INJURY OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PLEASANT
DRIVE AND CARLTON AVENUE WHEN A FALLING TREE STRUCK A YOUNGSTER IN
A SWIMMING POOL.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHI.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATES THE ASSISTANCE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE CITY OF
MILLVILLE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN ARRANGING THIS SURVEY.

$$

JM