National Weather Service: Two more twisters hit South Jersey
WESTAMPTON - The National Weather Service has confirmed two more tornadoes hit South Jersey during powerful thunderstorms on Saturday evening.
The Weather Service said Tuesday it had confirmed a tornado traveled 2.8 miles between Crosswicks, Burlington County, and Upper Freehold, Monmouth County. Another tornado traveled nine-tenths of a mile near Mays Landing in Atlantic County.
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Tornadoes at 100 mph slammed South Jersey
Both twisters had top winds of 100 mph, grading them as EF-1, or relatively weak tornadoes. The Weather Service previously said an EF-1 tornado traveled six miles through Cinnaminson, Delran and Moorestown. That tornado, which started at 6:59 p.m. and lasted six minutes, had a maximum width of about 600 yards. The Crosswicks tornado, which developed around 7:08 p.m., had a maximum width of about 300 yards.
🌪️ We've confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Mays Landing from Saturday night. Here is an updated list of all the damage survey results. We will work on posting tornado path maps as time allows. You can find detailed survey information here: https://t.co/LfQ4i31Mqr #NJwx #DEwx #PAwx pic.twitter.com/sJlURuONW8
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) April 4, 2023
Twister leaves Burlington County
It moved east just north of Ellisdale Road, snapping and uprooting trees, then entered a wooded area along Crosswicks Creek. The tornado then moved through Hamilton, Mercer County, and stopped after crossing the border into Upper Freehold.
The Mays Landing tornado began at 7:42 p.m. and lasted about a minute. It had a maximum width of 110 yards. Additional details about the Mays Landing tornado were not immediately available. The Weather Service also said Palmyra and Riverton sustained damage from a straight-line wind around 7 p.m.
EF-2 tornadoes, with top wind speeds of 120 to 130 mph, struck in Howell and Sea Girt, Monmouth County, and in Jackson, Ocean County. An EF-1 tornado rumbled from Allentown to Cream Ridge in Monmouth County.
A tornado that killed a man in Bridgeville, Delaware, was an EF-3 twister with a top wind speed of 140 mph, the Weather Service said. It traveled 14.3 miles and reached a maximum width of 700 yards.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Tornadoes in New Jersey: NWS confirms Burlington County, Mays Landing
