2 tornadoes hit southern New Jersey, NWS says article
A satellite image superimposed on a map of New Jersey and nearby states showing Elsa at 2:40 a.m. on July 9, 2021. (NOAA)
As the fast-moving storm Elsa moved up the East Coast overnight, two tornadoes touched down in New Jersey in the early hours of Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed.
One tornado caused damage in Cape May County and the other tore into Ocean County, according to teams that surveyed the damage. No one was hurt in either tornado, officials said.
The first tornado, rated
EF-1, touched down near the entrance of a condominium complex in Woodbine at 2:40 a.m., the weather service said, and uprooted two trees.