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There aren’t very many houses for sale in New Jersey. And it’s not even because of the pandemic.

The low inventory, coupled with low interest rates, is driving the frenzied real estate market, pushing prices higher and landing buyers in bidding wars.

New listings were down nearly 11% from July 2020 to July 2021, according to the most recently available data from New Jersey Realtors.

And the number of unsold homes on the market has fallen almost 30% in the past decade.

There were 71,194 unsold homes on the market in New Jersey in July 2011, according to data from the Otteau Group. By July 2016 there were 51,010 and by July 2021 there were 20,729 unsold homes on the market.

But if you’re shopping for a home in one of the 25 places that have the lowest inventory, you’re probably even more frustrated.

NJ Advance Media took data from Redfin on housing inventory for every month of 2021. Then we averaged the total inventory and compared it to the population in that census-designated area to get the number of houses available per 1,000 people each month.

Statewide, that average is 2.6 houses per 1,000 people. But there were also 22 towns that had more than 10 houses available per 1,000 residents.

More than half of the places with the lowest inventory are in South Jersey. There are six each in Monmouth and Camden counties; four each in Middlesex and Somerset counties and one each in Warren, Gloucester, Burlington, Passaic and Mercer counties.

Here are the 25 places in New Jersey with the lowest housing inventory and their average monthly inventory this year per 1,000 people:

25. Yardville (Hamilton Township) - 1.3

24. Lindenwold - 1.3

23. Ramtown (Howell Township) - 1.3

22. Avenel (Woodbridge Township) - 1.3

21. Bradley Gardens (Bridgewater) - 1.3

20. Robertsville (Marlboro Township) - 1.3

19. Perth Amboy - 1.3

18. West Freehold (Freehold Township) - 1.2

17. Greentree (Cherry Hill) - 1.2

16. East Franklin (Franklin Township) - 1.2

15. Bellmawr - 1.2

14. East Freehold (Freehold Township)- 1.1

13. Passaic - 1.1

12. Barrington - 1.1

11. Yorketown (Manalapan Township) - 1.1

10. Finderne (Bridgewater Township) - 1.1

9. Raritan - 1.1

8. Camden - 1.0

7. Fair Haven - 1.0

6. Stratford - 0.9

5. Ramblewood (Mount Laurel) - 0.9

4. Princeton Meadows (Plainsboro Township)- 0.9

3. Beckett (Logan Township) - 0.8

2. Madison Park (Old Bridge) - 0.5

1. Beattystown (Mansfield Township) - 0.4

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For Steven Stark and his family, his home is a true labor of love.

The Colonial two-story house in the Beattystown section of Mansfield Township is a treat for the eyes.

Beautiful fall decor on the outside is carried inside with ease. But it wasn't always that way, according to his wife Candice.

"It was a mess... a real fixer-upper," she says as she shows some "before" photos of the now cool space.

The house, which was built in 1815 according to an early deed, had been through several owners, the last of which had converted it into a two-family rental.

But in 1994, the Starks moved in and went to work returning the home to its original charm.

It helped that Steven Stark knows his way around woodworking. He made the cabinets in the kitchen and around the fireplaces.

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Although the kitchen is small, it has all the modern appliances one could need. They're hidden away in cabinets that not only add warmth to the feel of the room, but add space to it, too.

The floors are all original and the windows, which had to be replaced, are all period-specific, harvested from other homes.

An architectural designer by trade, Stark seems to have a way of knowing just what belongs where. And according to his family, which includes son Miles and daughters Temperance and Sarah, he has a knack for decorating for the season.

The current display of pumpkins -- too numerous to count -- will soon be carefully packed away to make room for a variety of Christmas decorations, including a tree in every room.

Do you know of any cool spaces that you'd like to share? Let us know by leaving a comment below or email me at [email protected]. Follow lehighvalleylive.com on Twitter at @lehighvalley. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.

The final report on Thursday's multiple tornadoes and wind events across New Jersey was by the National Weather Service's Mount Holly office.

Five survey teams were sent out to investigate the storms that developed from the four New Jersey tornadoes. A fifth twister at the Montclair Golf Club in Verona was investigated by National Weather Service's New York office.

Twelve tornado warnings issued in New Jersey, six severe thunderstorm warnings and eight flash flood warnings were issued the night of the storms, according to New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow. But the night was not a record breaker.

"Looking at the tracks of those storms, it's clear some New Jerseyans got incredibly lucky last Thursday. Both the powerful Ewing EF-2 tornado and the Woodland Township EF-1 tornado did a ton of tree damage, but cycled and lifted mere feet before hitting more populated areas," Zarrow said.

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Five tornadoes in a single calendar day ties for the second most on record (since 1950) here in New Jersey. A total of seven touchdowns were confirmed on Nov. 16, 1989. And five also occurred on March 10, 1964.

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With a grand total of eight tornadoes, July 2021 now ties for New Jersey's most active tornado month on record. July 1987 and November 1989 also had eight.

"If nothing else, it was proof positive that tornado outbreaks can and do happen in New Jersey," Zarrow said.

There were no fatalities caused by the tornadoes.

The storms across New Jersey in no particular order:

Rating: EF-1Peak Wind: 105 mph

The storm developed on Route 130 south of the Windsor section of Robbinsville near the Assunpink Creek around 6:55 p.m. The storm uprooted trees near the Chestnut Montessori, which lost a portion of its roofing material and uprooted several hardwood trees.

Its path continued through fields and tree lines causing more tree damage especially near the intersection of Perrineville Road and Voelbel Road.

Rating: EF-2Peak Wind: 140 mph

This tornado was one of two produced by a supercell in Plumstead Township in Bucks County at 6 p.m. It crossed the Delaware River and went back onto land in the area of Washington Crossing and caused tree damage on River Road. The storm crossed Pleasant Valley Road where the first damage that earned the storm its EF-2 rating was found with numerous large hardwood and softwood trees snapped, sheared, and/or uprooted.

The survey team found a barely passable road to the top of Baldpate Mountain even after crews spent several hours clearing away debris. The most damage was seen on Bear Tavern Road where the storm became undirectional and lifted away near the Trenton Mercer Airport.

Rating: EF-1Peak Wind: 105 mph

The storm developed around 8:40 p.m. in a wooded area between Stevenson Road and Whiting Road just west of the Burlington County/Ocean County border. After the storm touched down, most of the damage consisted of large snapped and uprooted pine and spruce trees with a few red maple trees. Some of the worst damage occurred on Old Cedar Bridge Road near the Cedar Bridge Tavern Historic Site.

After crossing Route 72 into a remote wooded area it entered Wells Mills County Park at Jones Road where trees were snapped. The storm came to an end inside the park.

Rating: EF-2Peak Wind: 115-120 mph

The same supercell that produced the Woodland tornado was responsible for this storm, which touched down on the western shore of Barnegat Bay where one building near Bay Beach off Bayshore Drive sustained roofing damage.

The tornado then moved over Barnegat Bay as a waterspout and then came ashore in the area of High Bar Harbor in Long Beach.

The worst damage from this storm was a house at the corner of Antioch Road and Arnold Boulevard that had its roof lifted up and tossed away.

Most of the doors and windows on the east and west sides of the house were completely blown out and there was extensive damage inside the house.

Eight people hid in a closet and suffered minor injuries. A car in the driveway was pushed sideways several feet and their boat flipped into their neighbor's boat. The boat's trailer was thrown 50 feet into another house.

The roofs of about a dozen homes on Arnold Boulevard were damaged by a "significant uplift of roof material, siding damage or removal, collapse of porch, patio, and sunroom structures, and blown out windows."

More houses were damaged on Collier Road and Sunset Boulevard where several utility poles were knocked over. There was damage to several boats at the High Bar Harbor Yacht Club from lofted debris being tossed into the marina.

Rating: EF-0Peak Wind: 80 mph

The National Weather Service in Mt. Holly confirmed a sixth tornado in New Jersey on August 15. The tornado touched down east of Hawkin Road near the intersection of Bordens Mill Branch and Success Branch Jackson in a large wooded area between Success Lake and the Joint Base air field. Radar showed the tornado was very short with aerial photos showing damage limited to snapped and uprooted trees.

A survey team determined damage in the Silverton section of Toms River to trees and an EMS building was caused by straight line wind damage instead of a tornado. "While it cannot be ruled out that a brief tornado touched down, there is insufficient evidence to confirm this," the survey team said.

When the Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776, the area of Warren County (then part of Sussex County) was still decades away from being incorporated as a distinct county.

The area that would become Warren County played a vital role in the Revolutionary War, including being home to one of the war’s key generals, serving as an encampment for soldiers, and having numerous residents come to the forefront to feed and supply Continental soldiers at the most critical times.

Perhaps no one from the Warren County area played as critical a role in the military as General William Maxwell, whose grave is located in Greenwich Township. The commander of New Jersey forces during the Revolutionary War, Maxwell is considered by historians to be among George Washington’s most trusted officers.

Another notable local Revolutionary War patriot was Peggy Warne, who “inspired by the patriotism of her father, brothers and relatives, undertook the task of caring for the sick. It was no small part she took in this work, spending her time and energies night and day,” Frank Shampanore wrote in the 1925 book, “History of Warren County New Jersey.”

Playing just as key a role in the struggle for Independence were the unsung heroes in the Warren County area, as summarized in the five-volume book collection, “Northwestern New Jersey: A History.”

“While no battles were fought on Warren County soil in the struggle for independence, yet we were so near the seat of hostilities for the greater part of the war as to produce a state of disquiet until the war was ended,” states a chapter in the 1927 collection edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman. “We furnished promptly our men and officers; our farmers’ teams were busy hauling provisions to the armies at Morristown and elsewhere in the state; our mills ground the flour to feed the soldiers; our forges and furnaces provided the cannon balls, the cannons and other iron needed; our hills fed the cattle that soldiers needed for food and the horses they used for transport; our quiet and safe roads offered the best means of communication between Philadelphia and the Hudson River and New England…General Washington traveled by way of Bethlehem, Easton, Belvidere, Hope, Johnsonburg and Newton on July 26, 1782 attended only by two aides. It is said General Lafayette also passed through our county.”

Unsung hero

One such unsung hero of the Revolution was Jeremiah Pool, who served in the Army’s Quartermaster Corp and is among the 29 Revolutionary War veterans buried in the historic Olde First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hackettstown.

As a wagoneer, Pool was charged with delivering food, clothes and other supplies to the Continental Army encampment at Jockey Hollow in and around Morristown during one of the worst recorded winters in New Jersey history in 1779-80. If not for the likes of Pool, who trudged their way through the snow-covered landscape on oxen-pulled sleds to deliver food and supplies to the soldiers who were encountering dwindling food supplies and sickness, there’s no telling what condition Washington’s Army would have been in following that winter.

Historical markers around the county highlight other notable local ties to the Revolution. On Route 57 in the Beattystown section of Mansfield Township is a marker denoting a 1777 Revolutionary War encampment located where the Mansfield Commons shopping center now sits.

An engraved plaque located outside a Hackettstown business notes the location of a lieutenant’s home visited by Washington to honor residents of the Musconetcong Valley for food donations that helped his troops survive the ferocious winter of 1779-1780 at the Jockey Hollow encampment in neighboring Morris County.

Throughout the county are old cemeteries and burial grounds that hold the remains of Revolutionary War veterans.

'Prevailing sentiment'

While the Warren County area did have its share of Tories who remained loyal to the crown, the “prevailing sentiment was strong for independence,” according to “Northwestern New Jersey: A History.”

According to “Northwestern New Jersey: A History,” officials in the Warren County area were among the “earliest and most sincere adherents to the cause of the patriots” well before the writing of the Declaration of Independence. The book includes minutes of a 1774 meeting in which the Freeholders of Sussex County (which at the time encompassed Warren County) denounced the imposition of the Tea Act and other taxes by Great Britain.

The resolution, adopted July 16, 1774 at the Newton courthouse, states in part: “It is undoubtedly our right to be taxed only by our own consent, given by ourselves or our Representatives; and that the late acts of Parliament for imposing taxes for the purpose of raising a revenue in America and the Act of Parliament for shutting up the Port of Boston, are oppressive, unconstitutional and injurious in their principles to American freedom, and that the Bostonians are considered by us as suffering in the general cause of America.”

NOTE: This post is no longer being updated. Severe weather watches and warnings for June 26, 2023, around the Lehigh Valley are listed below, with the most recent updates first.

Flash flood warnings extended: Both flash flood warnings affecting the Lehigh Valley and Warren County have been extended into the night with another 1 to 2 inches of rain still expected from ongoing storms.

The first warning for parts of Lehigh, Northampton and Warren, including Bethlehem, Easton, Nazareth and Phillipsburg, is effective until 11 p.m.

The second for parts of Warren and Hunterdon and other parts of central and northern New Jersey, including Washington and Hackettstown, will remain in effect until 10 p.m.

Flash flood warning: Issued until 9:30 p.m. for parts of Hunterdon and Warren counties including Washington and Hackettstown. An earlier flash flood warning for Northampton, Lehigh and other parts of Warren counties is still in effect.

Flash flood warning: Issued until 8 p.m. for parts of Northampton, Lehigh and Warren counties, from Emmaus to Nazareth to Phillipsburg, including Bethlehem and Easton.

With the afternoon’s rain, creeks and other low-lying areas are quickly swelling. The National Weather Service that between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain has fallen and that flash flooding is already happening. Flash floods may impact parts of I-78 and the Northeast Extension.

Do not attempt to drive through flooded roads.

Wind damage reported: Wind toppled trees in South Whitehall and Lehigh townships, both around 2:15 p.m., with more tree damage in a “wide area” of Lower Mount Bethel Township about 45 minutes later, the National Weather Service reported. Wind knocked down more in Belvidere and Liberty Township, and some trees landed on wires in Blairstown.

Wind also was blamed for knocking down a utility pole on I-80 in East Stroudsburg, according to the National Weather Service. In Berks County, PennDOT reported a stretch of Route 222 between Kutztown and Reading was closed early Monday evening for another downed pole.

Severe weather warnings expire: But severe thunderstorm and flood watches remain in effect through the evening for the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas.

As of 4:30 p.m., FirstEnergy reported about 1,700 people in Warren County were without power, most in the Blairstown area. About 1,500 customers were out in Hunterdon County, where more than 4,000 had been reported.

In Northampton County, 600 FirstEnergy customers were in the dark with most outages clustered in Forks, Plainfield and Upper Mount Bethel townships. Outages were generally less severe in Lehigh County, where FirstEnergy showed about 200 of its customers affected; PPL reported a couple hundred out, most around Emmaus.

Scattered outages were scattered through Carbon and Monroe counties, according to FirstEnergy and PPL’s reports. At least 2,500 were without power in Berks County.

Storm damage reports: Monday’s storms reportedly spawned 1-inch hail in New Jersey, at least one house was struck by lightning and reports of fallen trees began coming in after severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings expired. As of 4 p.m., reports compiled by the National Weather Service all came from outside the Lehigh Valley.

Lightning reportedly struck a house in the southern Hunterdon County town of Lambertville about 2 p.m. amid the afternoon’s storms. (A lightning strike recently caused a destructive apartment fire in Northampton County.)

A weather spotter reported inch-sized hail around 3:30 p.m. in Woodbridge, a New Jersey township near Staten Island and about 50 miles east of Easton. Closer to home, half-inch hail was reported at 4 p.m. in Northampton Borough; that same size also was seen in Monroe and Berks counties.

Scattered power outages: As storm warnings expired, reports of power outages popped up. As of 3:45 p.m., PPL’s outage map showed sporadic blackouts around the Lehigh Valley, mostly to the north in Carbon and Monroe counties. An earlier outage that affected a few thousand people in the Emmaus area was down to fewer than 250 customers.

Met-Ed showed numerous small outages through the Slate Belt. The largest, affecting more than 100 customers each, were reported in Forks and Lower Mount Bethel townships. About 400 people in Northampton County were out. So far, Berks County appears hardest hit with about 2,541 customers without power around 4 p.m., according to FirstEnergy.

In New Jersey, additional isolated outages affecting about 100 customers were reported in Warren County by JCP&L, Met-Ed’s sister company. More than 4,600 outages were reported in Hunterdon County.

Tornado warnings expire: One tornado warning for the Slate Belt and part of Warren County, active until 3:30, has expired. Another in central New Jersey, including I-78 and Flemington in Hunterdon County, was active until 3:45 p.m., and now has also ended.

Severe thunderstorm warning: Another round will affect the Slate Belt and Monroe County until 4:30 p.m.

TORNADO WARNING (expired): The area’s third tornado warning of the day has been issued in central New Jersey affecting affecting Flemington other areas of Hunterdon County, including I-78, until 3:45 p.m. Quarter-sized hail also is possible. Take shelter.

TORNADO WARNING (expired): Issued until 3:30 p.m. for the Slate Belt and parts of western Warren County, including Martins Creek, Portland and Belvidere. The impacted region includes I-80 and the Delaware Water Gap.

Those in the area should seek shelter, move to a basement or lower-level interior room away from windows. If outside, get to the lowest possible area to shield from potential flying debris.

It is the second tornado warning for the greater Lehigh Valley region this afternoon.

Severe thunderstorm warning (expired): Issued until 3:45 p.m. for Northampton, Warren and Monroe counties, where 60-mph gusts, quarter-sized hail and a tornado are possible.

Severe thunderstorm warning (expired): Issued until 3:30 p.m. for Hunterdon and Warren counties, including Flemington, Washington and Hackettstown. Like earlier warnings, the weather service warns of 60-mph gusts and quarter-sized hail.

Storm damage: At least two places near the Lehigh Valley reported half-inch hail on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. One report came in from Kunkletown in Monroe County around 9:15 a.m., while another came from Fredericksburg in Berks County at 1:30 p.m.

At least 3,200 PPL customers were without power around Emmaus. As of 2:30 p.m. it was the largest single outage in the area.

Tornado warning expires: The warning was issued for parts of Berks and Lehigh counties until 2:45 p.m. It was not immediately clear if there was any damage, or if a tornado touched down.

Severe thunderstorm warning (expired): Issued until 3:15 p.m. for northern Northampton and Monroe counties, including the Slate Belt and Stroudsburg. Like preceding warnings to the west, the National Weather Service says 60 mph gusts and quarter-sized hail are possible.

A separate thunderstorm was moving through Hunterdon and Warren counties, affecting Flemington and Washington through 3:15 p.m. Though it hasn’t risen to the level of a severe storm warning, it still packed potential 40 mph gusts and pea-sized hail, the weather service says.

TORNADO WARNING (expired): Issued for parts of Berks and Lehigh counties, including New Tripoli, until 2:45 p.m. The National Weather Service says radar indicated rotation in a thunderstorm, along with quarter-sized hail. Those in the area should seek shelter, move to a basement or lower-level interior room away from windows. If outside, get to the lowest possible area to shield from potential flying debris.

Severe thunderstorm warning (expired): Until 2:45 p.m. for northern Lehigh and Northampton counties and corners of Carbon and Monroe counties, including Northampton, Nazareth and Palmerton. Sixty mph winds and quarter-sized hail are possible.

Severe thunderstorm warning (expired): This warning expired at 2:15 p.m. in north-central Berks and northwestern Lehigh County, including parts of I-78. The National Weather Service warned of 60 mph gusts and quarter-sized hail and could damage roofs, siding, trees and power lines.

ORIGINAL POST: Severe thunderstorms and floods are possible through Monday evening across eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch through 9 p.m. for 47 counties in Pennsylvania and 13 in New Jersey, including the Lehigh Valley and its surroundings. Areas in the watch could see hail the size of ping-pong balls, gusts up to 70 mph and frequent lightning, the weather service says.

The storm watch joins a flood watch in effect from 2 p.m. through the evening. Some storms could dump a few inches of rain, causing creeks and streams to run over their banks. Roads with poor drainage could be inundated.

Watches mean conditions are in place for severe weather to occur. If thunderstorm or flood warnings are issued, that will mean severe weather is happening and action such as taking shelter may be needed.

The Lehigh Valley has seen measurable rainfall for three days in a row, which hasn’t happened since April, according to weather service measurements at Lehigh Valley International Airport. However, the Lehigh Valley still is 4 inches below normal precipitation on the year.

Most of Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey are experiencing a moderate drought, at least as of last week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report. Pennsylvania is under a statewide drought watch, which means residents are requested to reduce water consumption.