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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1110 AM EDT WED SEP 5 2012

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR MOUNT EPHRAIM IN CAMDEN COUNTY NEW
JERSEY...

LOCATION...MOUNT EPHRAIM IN CAMDEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY
DATE...SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...631 PM 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF#0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 FEET 
PATH LENGTH...120 YARDS 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.88N / 75.09W 
ENDING LAT/LON...39.88N / 75.09W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A
WEAK TORNADO NEAR MOUNT EPHRAIM IN CAMDEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY ON
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012. A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF CLEVELAND AVENUE AROUND 631 PM. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED IN AN
EAST-NORTHEAST DIRECTION...CROSSING JEFFERSON AVENUE BEFORE
LIFTING AS IT APPROACHED KINGS HIGHWAY. SEVERAL HOMES IN THE AREA
EXPERIENCED ROOF DAMAGE...MAINLY FROM FALLEN TREE LIMBS. ONE LARGE
TREE WAS UPROOTED..AND A FEW SMALL TREES WERE BENT FROM THE WIND.
THE MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH...MEANING THIS
WAS A WEAK EF-0 TORNADO.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CAMDEN COUNTY
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE MOUNT EPHRAIM OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD
SURVEY OF THIS TORNADO.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHI.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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JJM