EF0 tornado in Mercer County, New Jersey

An EF-0 strength landspout tornado occurred in Lawrence Township in Mercer County. The landspout began near the Marwa Service Center and Conoco gas station near the intersection of Johnson Road and US Route 1 Business (Brunswick Avenue), where a few trees were uprooted and some softwood trees were snapped. A couple trees

fell on the service station, causing some collateral damage. The gas station canopy was not damaged, but a large sign behind the building was snapped. Two large clothes donation bins were tossed into a brushy area. Surveillance footage from the service center showed a distinct convergent nature and shift to the winds as the damage occurred.

The landspout then moved northeast into a small wooded area before emerging into a post office parking lot. About a half dozen vehicles were flipped over in the parking lot, and a few parking lot signs were blown over or lofted and carried about 250 yards

away across the highway. The post office building sustained some minor structural damage, including uplift of some metal roofing material. An HVAC unit was blown off of the roof of the building. A large tree was uprooted at the front of the building and a few

other trees had several limbs blown down. Cell phone footage taken from across the highway at the Auto Lenders property showed a distinct circulation as the damage was occurring, lofting debris vertically. The landspout then dissipated after impacting the post office property and no additional damage was observed downstream.

A cold front moved into a warm and moist airmass, with several strong to severe thunderstorms developing. Strong downbursts were reported across portions of New Jersey, resulting in several trees down. A landspout also occurred in central New Jersey.