8/10/23 Tornado Damage Surveys

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National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 306 PM EDT Fri Aug 11 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 08/10/2023 Tornado Event... ..East Greenwich Township Tornado...

Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.66 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 70 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 08/10/2023
Start Time: 02:08 PM EDT
Start Location: 3 NNE Swedesboro / Gloucester County / NJ
Start Lat/Lon: 39.7777 / -75.2698
End Date: 08/10/2023
End Time: 02:10 PM EDT
End Location: 3 SE Gibbstown / Gloucester County / NJ
End Lat/Lon: 39.7806 / -75.2581

Survey Summary:
The first damage was noted at residences along Tomlin Station Road, where the top half of a camper was blown off. From there, the tornado snapped a tree on the edge of a crop field. A path of convergent crop damage was noted in the field continuing across a small lake into the next field. At the other end of the field, tree damage was noted in between Nicole Road and Hazel Court. Siding was blown off one residence on Hazel court. Also in this neighborhood there was roof damage to a backyard shed.

The NWS would like to thank East Greenwich Township OEM and Gloucester County Emergency Management for their assistance with
this storm survey.


..Pemberton Township Tornado...

Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.31 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 08/10/2023
Start Time: 03:08 PM EDT
Start Location: 2 N Country Lake Estates / Burlington County / NJ
Start Lat/Lon: 39.9736 / -74.5263
End Date: 08/10/2023
End Time: 03:12 PM EDT
End Location: 2 NNE Country Lake Estates / Burlington County / NJ
End Lat/Lon: 39.9771 / -74.5229

Survey Summary:
Tornado damage was noted at residences along Margaret Street.
This matches with a security camera at a residence that showed the condensation funnel of a tornado moving through this area at about 3:10 PM EDT. Extensive tree damage was observed in the 100 block of this street. A backyard shed was shifted several feet and a few shingles were blown off the roof of one house. Across the street a small section of siding was blown off the side of a house.
Downstream on Ridge Road, a large tree was uprooted. Additional tree damage, including two trees snapped, was noted on N. Whites Bogs Road.

The NWS would like to thank Pemberton Township OEM, JB MDL OEM, and local residents for their assistance with this survey.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
 
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