August 13, 2025 Severe Thunderstorms and Localized Flash Flooding Across Portions of Northeast New Jersey, NYC Metro, and Northern New Haven County

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Radar Summary

Local Storm Reports

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Overview

A surface trough ahead of a nearly stationary cold front across the Great Lakes developed showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening on August 13. A few of the storms were severe with localized damaging winds and localized flash flooding, mainly across northern New Haven County and portions of the NYC metro.

Radar Summary

Click here for an interactive version of this loop. Radar loop courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet and runs from 11:00 AM EDT Wednesday, August 13 through 11:00 PM EDT Wednesday, August 13. The yellow polygons represent severe thunderstorm warnings, blue polygons represent Special Marine Warnings and green polygons represent Flash Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories.

Local Storm Reports

Local Storm Report Summary

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Middlebury              41.53N 73.11W
08/13/2025                   New Haven          CT   Dept of Highways 

            DOT reports tree down on RT 188 at Wheeler 
            Road. Also a few public reports of downed 
            trees around the town. 

0406 PM     Flash Flood      1 S Middlebury          41.51N 73.12W
08/13/2025                   New Haven          CT   Public           

            6 inches of running water across I-84 
            Westbound in Middlebury. 

0635 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Newark Airport          40.68N 74.17W
08/13/2025  M61 MPH          Union              NJ   ASOS             

            ASOS station KEWR Newark Airport. 

0642 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 2 N Tompkinsville       40.66N 74.06W
08/13/2025  M42 MPH          ANZ338             NY   Mesonet          

            Mesonet station ROBN4 Robbins Reef, NJ. 

0648 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 8 SW Breezy Point       40.46N 74.01W
08/13/2025  M40 MPH          ANZ338             NY   Buoy             

            SDHN4 in Sandy Hook measured a 35 knot wind 
            gust. 

0648 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 2 ESE Jersey City       40.70N 74.04W
08/13/2025  M45 MPH          ANZ338             NJ   Mesonet          

            Mesonet station FW2280 Jersey City. 

0658 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE Secaucus          40.79N 74.06W
08/13/2025                   Hudson             NJ   Dept of Highways 

            Downed wires on NJ 3 Eastbound at East of 
            Harmon Cove in Secaucus. 

0706 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SE Flatbush           40.64N 73.94W
08/13/2025                   Kings              NY   Utility Company  

            Utility company states many weather related 
            power outages across Brooklyn, with 5000+ 
            without power near Midwood. 

0706 PM     Lightning        Kenilworth              40.68N 74.28W
08/13/2025                   Union              NJ   Trained Spotter  

            Fire near Kenilworth Boulevard in Kenilworth 
            from lightning strike. 

0711 PM     Flash Flood      East Newark             40.75N 74.16W
08/13/2025                   Hudson             NJ   Trained Spotter  

            Trained spotter reports FD requested a water 
            rescue at the intersection of Johnston Ave 
            and Passaic Ave in Kearny. 

0714 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 1 SW NYC/JFK            40.63N 73.78W
08/13/2025  M41 MPH          Queens             NY   ASOS             

             

0716 PM     Lightning        1 N Marine Park         40.63N 73.93W
08/13/2025                   Kings              NY   Trained Spotter  

            Lightning strike caused traffic light to 
            catch fire at Avenue K and Kings Highway in 
            Brooklyn. 

0724 PM     Flash Flood      East Newark             40.75N 74.17W
08/13/2025                   Essex              NJ   Trained Spotter  

            Car stuck in flood waters at Clay Street and 
            RT 21. 

0725 PM     Lightning        1 NW Newark Airport     40.69N 74.18W
08/13/2025                   Union              NJ   Trained Spotter  

            Lightning struck the tail of a parked plane 
            at Newark Liberty International Airport. 

0741 PM     Flash Flood      1 SW Jamaica            40.70N 73.81W
08/13/2025                   Queens             NY   Trained Spotter  

            Intersection closed due to flooding.

The above link and map are courtesy of the Iowa State University State Mesonet (IEM) National Weather Service Text Product Archive

Surface Analysis