Powerful thunderstorms in Northeast produce vivid lightning, damaging wind gusts
The National Weather Service issued several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings on Wednesday as the storms swept across areas of eastern Pennsylvania and into areas of New Jersey, just south of New York City.
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NEW YORK – Severe weather that has been sweeping across portions of the Midwest and Great Lakes region this week took aim at the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday.
The FOX Forecast Center said the severe thunderstorms that developed on Wednesday were all due to extreme heat and a cold front that pushed through the region during the afternoon and evening hours.
Watch: Thunderstorm produces vivid lightning, heavy rain in New Jersey
A video recorded outside New York City in New Jersey shows a thunderstorm that was producing heavy rain, vivid lightning and strong winds on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.
The National Weather Service issued several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings as storms swept across areas of eastern Pennsylvania and into areas of New Jersey, just south of New York City.
A video shared by FOX Weather Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari showed a thunderstorm that produced bright flashes of lightning and strong winds as heavy rain fell.
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This image shows a bright flash of lightning during a thunderstorm in New Jersey on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.
(Ari Sarsalari / FOX Weather)
Luckily, there weren’t too many reports of damage as a result of the storms.
The National Weather Service said there was a wind gust of 58 mph to the north of Readington, New Jersey, as well as another powerful gust in the area that knocked down trees.