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Tornado (EF3)Gloucester, New Jersey

September 1, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$5.0M
Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Gloucester

Event narrative (NOAA)

The tornado touched down near Harrisonville, NJ doing mostly |damage to trees and limbs before strengthening and moving |northeast. As it moved to the northeast, it crossed into the Cedar|Grove area producing more significant damage to trees with many |trees uprooted. ||The tornado moved into the Willow Oaks subdivision strengthening |further and producing significant damage to trees, as well as |serious structural damage to a number of homes. Several homes had |exterior walls completely collapsed, a number of homes lost roofs |and upper story walls, and one home had only a few interior walls |remaining. Vehicles were tossed around and moved, and damage from |flying debris was observed in several spots.||The tornado continued to move to the northeast to Bridgeton Pike |where multiple trees

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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