EF1 Tornado — Atlantic, New Jersey

2023-04-01 · near Mizpah, Atlantic, New Jersey

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1091104. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.