EF0 tornado in Ocean County, New Jersey

A waterspout formed over Barnegat Bay between Silver Bay

and Kettle Creek, then moved ashore at the Normandy Beach Yacht Club.

Several boats and associated trailers were tossed and flipped, with

minor damage being reported to at least one home on South Court.

This weak tornado may have lifted as it proceeded east across

Route 35, and approached the coast just north of Normandy Shores

Beach Club. The tornado then became a waterspout as it emerged

over the coastal waters, causing little or no additional damage.

Strong low pressure tracked through southern Canada on April 21. A warm front associated with the low moved through the mid-Atlantic during the morning hours, with a strong and fast moving cold front following closely behind for the afternoon. This was an unseasonably strong cold front which marked the leading edge of a much colder than average air mass moving into the region behind it. A strongly forced and highly sheared environment existed ahead of the front. Widespread morning cloudiness and rain showers limited instability, but a brief window of clearing allowed for heating and destabilization to occur. A severe squall line developed, producing considerable wind damage over eastern portions of the mid-Atlantic. A weak tornado also occurred along the New Jersey coast.