Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
547 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021
...NWS Damage Survey results for Woodbine..Somers Point..and
Little Egg Harbor Township on July 9...
Two tornadoes have been confirmed in New Jersey.
.Woodbine Tornado...
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.94 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: July 9, 2021
Start Time: 02:40 AM EDT
Start Location: Woodbine / Cape May County / NJ
Start Lat/Lon: 39.2358 / -74.7927
End Date: July 9, 2021
End Time: 02:42 AM EDT
End Location: Woodbine / Cape May County / NJ
End Lat/Lon: 39.2370 / -74.8102
An EF-1 tornado touched down near the entrance of the Ocean World
Condominium complex in Woodbine where it uprooted two cedar trees.
The tornado completely destroyed a picnic shelter at the complex`s
park area and spread debris consisting of structural remains and
patio furniture hundreds of feet. The roof of the picnic shelter was
dropped into the nearby swimming pool. The tornado caused considerable
structural damage to the complex`s office and recreation building.
The front door was blown out and ripped off of the structure and an
exterior wall was pushed outward several inches, but did not
completely collapse. The complex`s entrance sign was also blown over
and another nearby cedar tree was uprooted. The tornado continued
westward where it snapped a few trees along Ash Drive and
Freidriechstadt Avenue. The tornado continued through a wooded area
then uprooted a few trees near the intersection of Dehirsch Avenue
and Joffe Drive. At the same intersection, several tree limbs were
snapped off and sections of residential vinyl fencing was blown
over. The tornado continued across an open area then ended near the
intersection of Heilprin Avenue and Ocean Drive where it snapped
part of a pine tree off onto a house.
The NWS survey team would like to thank the Woodbine Office of
Emergency Management and Woodbine Public Works Department for their
assistance with this survey.
.Little Egg Harbor Township Tornado...
Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 110 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: July 9, 2021
Start Time: 03:33 AM EDT
Start Location: Little Egg Harbor Twp / Ocean County / NJ
Start Lat/Lon: 39.5704 / -74.3598
End Date: July 9, 2021
End Time: 03:34 AM EDT
End Location: Little Egg Harbor Twp / Ocean County / NJ
End Lat/Lon: 39.5717 / -74.3646
An EF-0 tornado touched down in a residential area along Sycamore
Drive in Little Egg Harbor Township. The tornado snapped numerous
large tree limbs and snapped a few trees along Sycamore Drive and
Harbourtown Boulevard. One small tree was uprooted on Sycamore
Drive. Some homes suffered some cosmetic damage along Rosemont Lane
and Harbourtown Boulevard where some sections of vinyl fencing were
blown over. The tornado continued along Rosemont Lane where numerous
tree limbs were down. A residence at the intersection of Rosemont
Lane and Vista Court had 2 sections of wooden fencing blown out and
tossed approximately 50 feet, striking the rear side of the house. A
few houses along Vista Court also sustained some cosmetic damage.
The tornado ended at the end of Vista Court where a few trees were
snapped or uprooted.
.Tropical Storm Wind Damage in Somers Point...
Peak Wind Estimated: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: N/A miles
Path Width /maximum/: N/A yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Date: July 9, 2021
Time: 02:58 AM EDT
Location: Somers Point / Atlantic County / NJ
Lat/Lon: 39.3161 / -74.5843
Strong wind from a rain band associated with Tropical Storm Elsa
caused 7 wooden power poles to snap along the Longport Boulevard
Causeway in Somers Point. There was no other notable damage nearby
and all the poles had fallen in the same direction, thus this damage
has been determined to have been caused directly by the strong winds
from the tropical rain band that raced across the New Jersey Shore
overnight.
&&
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
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.
$$
Staarmann
