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EF1 tornado in Cape May County, New Jersey
Tornado August 4, 2020 · Cape May County, New Jersey
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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 waterspout came ashore near the southern end of Corson's
Inlet State Park near Strathmere then across marshy areas. The
tornado then crossed the Garden State Parkway then tracked along
Route 9 across the south side of Marmora. There were several
pictures and videos of the waterspout and tornado including a
trained spotter reporting a tornado on the ground with debris in
the air. The tornado produced significant damage to homes and
businesses on the 500 block of Route 9, starting in the vicinity
of a Coca Cola facility where containers were tossed around with
even a truck trailer flipped onto its side. Adjacent to the Coca
Cola facility, a large shed at a residence was upended and
vehicles were moved from their original locations. Several homes
had portions of their roofs blown off with a couple of homes
sustaining significant damage to a side wall or corner walls. The
tornado crossed Route 9 to the Pine Hill Mobile Home Court where
significant damage occurred to trees and buildings. One home was
shifted off its foundation and others had roof damage and downed
trees crushed several cars. The tornado tracked north northwest
crossing Tuckahoe Road and may have dissipated over the adjacent
marsh areas. Doppler radar data showed a well defined tornado
debris signature as the tornado moved through portions of Marmora.
The wider storm
Tropical Storm Isaias brought high winds, heavy rain, several tornadoes, and coastal flooding to the mid-Atlantic region, becoming the most impactful tropical cyclone to impact most of the region since Sandy in 2012.
Began near Strathmere (39.2094, -74.6479).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 904095. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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