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EF1 tornado in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Tornado April 1, 2023 · Atlantic County, New Jersey
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 110 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado formed along a line of thunderstorms and made an initial touchdown just east of Llewellyn Avenue and south of US HWY 40 in the Richland section of Buena Vista Township. This was a heavily forested area with large branches snapped. The tornado continued east, moving parallel to Landis Avenue, and into Mays Landing. As it
moved into Mays Landing, the tornado produced its strongest wind damage, where a roof was partially lifted off a single-family home. Numerous trees on the property had large branches broken, with an area of uprooted trees just to the east of the home.
The tornado continued to progress eastward along Landis Avenue, with large amounts of uprooted trees, snapped trunks, and broken branches. Damage remained mainly confined to the north side of the road. The tornado then crossed Estelle Avenue, where broken branches and snapped trunks continued for about another 200 yards into the
densely forested area.
The wider storm
A strong cold front approached the region, with a line of strong showers and thunderstorms developing out ahead of the front. Storms produced damaging winds, multiple tornadoes, and small to medium-sized hail in New Jersey.
Began near Mizpah (39.4738, -74.8579).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1091104. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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