The NWS in Mount Holly confirmed an EF-1 tornado touchdown in the vicinity of Colliers Mill and 539 during yesterdays severe thunderstorms. Here in Atlantic County we didn't have any offical criteria severe weather, however we did see some intense lightning and strong wind gusts. Additionally, radar showed a couplet (rotation in a thunderstorn) which moved from north of Mays Landing, through Laureldale, and south of Cologne. No touchdown was reported.
Heres the survey:
And report:
0605 PM TORNADO 2 SW WOODRUFF 40.04N 74.49W
09/16/2010 F1 OCEAN NJ NWS STORM SURVEY
THREE TO FOUR HOUSES DAMAGED IN PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS TREE TRUNKS SNAPPED. A FEW TELEPHONE POLES
ALSO BENT AND SNAPPED. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG
LONG SWAMP ROAD, COLLIERS MILLS ROAD AND COUNTY ROUTE
539. PATH LENGTH 2 MILES, WIDTH 250 YDS. MAX WINDS 90
MPH.
Heres the survey:
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
[COLOR=#006666]118[/COLOR] PM EDT FRI SEP [COLOR=#006666]17[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006666]2010[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR]TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR WOODRUFF IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR]
LOCATION[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR]WOODRUFF IN OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY
DATE[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR]SEPTEMBER [COLOR=#006666]16[/COLOR][COLOR=#666600],[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006666]2010[/COLOR]
ESTIMATED TIME[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]6[/COLOR][COLOR=#666600]:[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]05[/COLOR] TO [COLOR=#006666]6[/COLOR][COLOR=#666600]:[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]10[/COLOR] PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF[COLOR=#666600]-[/COLOR]SCALE RATING[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR]EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]90[/COLOR] MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]250[/COLOR] YARDS
PATH LENGTH[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]2[/COLOR] MILES
BEGINNING LAT[COLOR=#666600]/[/COLOR]LON[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]40.06N[/COLOR] [COLOR=#666600]/[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006666]74.49W[/COLOR]
ENDING LAT[COLOR=#666600]/[/COLOR]LON[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]40.07N[/COLOR] [COLOR=#666600]/[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006666]74.45W[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#666600]*[/COLOR] FATALITIES[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]0[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#666600]*[/COLOR] INJURIES[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]0[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#666600]*[/COLOR] THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT[COLOR=#666600]([/COLOR]S[COLOR=#666600])[/COLOR] AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR]SUMMARY[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED WIND
DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH AN EF[COLOR=#666600]-[/COLOR][COLOR=#006666]1[/COLOR] TORNADO NEAR WOODRUFF IN OCEAN
COUNTY NEW JERSEY ON SEPTEMBER [COLOR=#006666]16[/COLOR][COLOR=#666600],[/COLOR] [COLOR=#006666]2010.[/COLOR]
THIS TORNADO SPUN UP ALONG A BOW ECHO[COLOR=#666600]/[/COLOR]THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT
THAT WAS MOVING EAST[COLOR=#666600]-[/COLOR]NORTHEAST AT [COLOR=#006666]45[/COLOR] TO [COLOR=#006666]50[/COLOR] MPH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
OCEAN COUNTY[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR] THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND JUST NORTH
OF THE INTERSECTION OF LONG SWAMP ROAD AND ARCHERTOWN ROAD IN
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR] THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED EAST[COLOR=#666600]-[/COLOR]NORTHEAST
CROSSING COUNTY ROAD [COLOR=#006666]539.[/COLOR][COLOR=#666600]..[/COLOR]HAWKINS ROAD[COLOR=#666600]...[/COLOR] WITH THE LAST DAMAGE
NOTED AROUND COLLIERS LAKE[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR] THE LIFETIME OF THE TORNADO WAS ABOUT
[COLOR=#006666]5[/COLOR] MINUTES[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR]
THE WORST DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG EAST COLLIERS MILLS ROAD WHERE A
HOUSE SUFFERED SERIOUS ROOF DAMAGE AND A DORMER WAS BLOWN OFF[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR] A
NEIGHBORING HOUSE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR] ONE
SMALL BARN WAS DESTROYED AND ANOTHER WAS BLOWN OVER[COLOR=#666600].[/COLOR] NUMEROUS
SMALL TREES AND A FEW LARGE ONES WERE SNAPPED OFF ALONG THE
STORM[COLOR=#008800]`S PATH. [/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008800]THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATES THE ASSISTANCE OF THE [/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008800]PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CONDUCTING THIS SURVEY. [/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008800]THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT [/COLOR]
[COLOR=#008800]WEATHER.GOV/PHI. [/COLOR]And report:
0605 PM TORNADO 2 SW WOODRUFF 40.04N 74.49W
09/16/2010 F1 OCEAN NJ NWS STORM SURVEY
THREE TO FOUR HOUSES DAMAGED IN PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS TREE TRUNKS SNAPPED. A FEW TELEPHONE POLES
ALSO BENT AND SNAPPED. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG
LONG SWAMP ROAD, COLLIERS MILLS ROAD AND COUNTY ROUTE
539. PATH LENGTH 2 MILES, WIDTH 250 YDS. MAX WINDS 90
MPH.
