NEPTUNE CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — Many are cleaning up in New Jersey after strong winds from a storm left behind significant damage. The storm hit just before 9 p.m. Sunday. Some of the worst of the damage happened in Neptune where strong winds ripped the roof off the Neptune Motor Lodge. “All damage reports…
National Weather Service confirms tornadoes in Bucks, Montco during Isaias
MT. HOLLY, N.J. – The National Weather Service has confirmed six tornadoes formed around the region during Tropical Storm Isaias, including one each in Bucks and Montgomery counties. The National Weather Service did not confirm their specific locations or severity during Tuesday’s storm, but Doylestown, Bucks County saw major damage. A tornado had been suspected…
Tornado confirmed in Doylestown; thousands in Bucks remain without power
The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that a tornado hit the Doylestown area as Tropical Storm Isaias blew through the county. Thousands throughout Bucks County remained without power, and restoration could take days. Alex Staarmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Westampton, New Jersey, said forecasters determined the tornado hit the Doylestown area near…
Under the radar, tornado season already the deadliest since 2011; twister confirmed in N.J.
With the annual peak period still to come, 2020 already has secured its position as the deadliest tornado year since 2011, and that does have something to do with what has been happening around here. Although the coronavirus likely has deprived them of their fair share of attention, since Jan. 1, tornadoes have killed 73…
Pa., N.J. 2019 tornado count climbs to 43
With the confirmation of another tornado spawned by the Halloween squall line — this one in New Jersey, an EF-1 with top winds of 100 mph — the 2019 tornado total in the Garden State rose to nine. The long-term average is less than two. The destructive EF-2 twister that ripped up a half-mile stretch…
A tornado caused the Halloween storm damage in northern N.J., weather service says
Large trees were blown down, cars were crushed, siding was ripped off houses, and downed electrical wires littered the streets of Madison in Morris County after powerful storms tore through the state late Halloween night into early Friday morning. People on the ground suspected all this destruction came from the wrath of a tornado, and…
National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down, destroyed solar panels in South Jersey
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly confirmed Saturday that a tornado touched down in South Jersey’s Cumberland County during this week’s storms, and another touched down in Mercer County. The South Jersey tornado hit land in Millville on Wednesday, near the city’s sewer department facility, according to the NWS’s report. The tornado was rated…
Weather Officials Confirm Tornado Touches Down In Mount Laurel
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (CBS) – For the fourth time this year, a tornado has touched down in New Jersey, doubling the state’s yearly average. The National Weather Service confirmed EF-0 tornado swept through Mount Laurel on Saturday, reaching speeds up to 70 mph. Dramatic surveillance video shows high winds lifting an employee’s car and throwing…
Tornado touched down in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, NWS confirms
MULLICA HILL, N.J. (WPVI) — The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Mullica Hill, New Jersey on Thursday night. Severe weather slammed the region early in the evening prompting tornado warnings for parts of South Jersey and Pennsylvania. According to the NWS, video shows a clear funnel with some small debris lifted…
Nasty storms rip across N.J., damaging high school as possible tornado touches down
Officials were responding to storm damage in northern New Jersey late Tuesday, including widespread power outages, downed trees and at least one sighting of a possible tornado. A trained weather spotter reported seeing a funnel cloud at the base of a rotating thunderstorm in Mendham, according to preliminary reports released by the National Weather Service.…