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EF1 tornado in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Tornado April 1, 2023 · Monmouth County, New Jersey
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Mercer County → Burlington County → Burlington County → Mercer County → Monmouth County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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
After a straight line wind event upstream toward Bordentown along Ward Avenue, a QLCS tornado developed in the village of Crosswicks around 7:08 PM EDT. Much of the damage in Crosswicks was primarily tree damage with numerous trees uprooted or snapped. Additional straight line wind damage occurred south of the village that was not directly related to the tornadic circulation. The tornado moved east out of the village just north of Ellisdale Road where fairly significant tree damage continued on
residential properties. The tornado moved into an inaccessible wooded area along Crosswicks Creek where it crossed into Hamilton Twp in Mercer County. It emerged along a tree line near the back of the Sawmill YMCA property where it continued east toward the intersection of Sawmill Road and Iron Bridge Road. Near this intersection, several trees were uprooted.
The tornado continued east along Sawmill Road toward Extonville Road where additional trees were uprooted. The tornado dissipated in a field around 7:11 PM EDT east of Extonville Road where it crossed just over the Monmouth County boarder into Upper Freehold Twp. No additional tornadic damage was observed east of this field across Ellisdale Road until the next tornado began near Walnford Road.
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 Allentown (40.1531, -74.5967).
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 1104153. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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