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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
513 PM EDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...NWS Damage Surveys for 07/29/2021 Tornado Event - Update #5...

The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, NJ had a 
total of 6 survey teams investigating damage across the region, 
which resulted from several severe thunderstorms on Thursday,
July 29th. As additional details are finalized this Public 
Information Statement will be updated.

**Changes with this Update**

-Amended path, rating, and details of the Slatington Tornado

.Somerton-Trevose-Bensalem PA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   530 yards (0.3 miles)
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               5

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             7:04 PM EDT
Start Location:         Somerton / Philadelphia / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.130/-75.005

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               7:12 PM EDT
End Location:           Bensalem / Bucks / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.130/-74.941

The Somerton-Trevose-Bensalem tornado began in Somerton in 
Philadelphia County near Southampton Road, Kelvin Avenue, and 
Trevose Road where it uprooted and blew down large limbs from a 
few softwood and hardwood trees. The tornado crossed County Line 
Road into Trevose in Bucks County where a large tree was 
uprooted. The tornado continued between Trevose Road and Peyton 
Street where additional tree damage occurred before crossing 
Lukens Street. The tornado then very briefly crossed back into 
Philadelphia County at the northern tip of Poquessing Valley Park 
where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado then crossed back 
into Trevose in Bucks County where it caused some minor cosmetic 
damage to some homes in the Beechwood Estates neighborhood and 
blew down several sections of vinyl fencing. Several small trees 
were also snapped or uprooted in and just south and east of the 
residential neighborhood.

As the tornado approached Somerton Road, it began intensifying 
and widening substantially as it moved into the Metropolitan 
Industrial Center. Numerous softwood and hardwood trees were 
snapped or uprooted in the SUEZ Water Company property southwest 
of and along Somerton Road. Five wooden power poles were snapped 
near the ground along Somerton Road as well at the northern end 
of the SUEZ property. All seven warehouse buildings in the 
industrial complex northeast of Somerton Road sustained at least 
minor damage, with the most significant occurring to the Northtec 
building. Numerous roof mounted HVAC units were shifted or blown 
off of a few of the buildings in the industrial complex. Open bay 
doors in the western- most building caused a non-load bearing 
interior wall to collapse. A sedan was lifted and flipped over in 
the Northtec parking lot and a steel flag pole bearing a flag 
flattened completely to the ground. The Northtec building 
sustained substantial structural damage where large sections of 
roofing material were removed. Additionally, numerous exterior 
paneling was blown off, garage bay doors were blown out, a few 
windows were blown out, and at least two large HVAC units were 
blown off of the building. Numerous softwood and hardwood trees 
were uprooted or snapped in the industrial complex and immediately
adjacent areas.
 
Southeast of the industrial complex, minor cosmetic damage 
occurred to some homes along Carter Road in a residential 
neighborhood. Tree damage associated with the tornado occurred 
along Carter Road and Sussex Road north of Buckfield Terrace. 
This was the area where the tornado circulation reached its widest
extent of around three tenths of a mile. As the tornado neared 
and crossed the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I- 276), an overhead 
roadway information sign was blown off and a portion of it landed 
downstream nearly a half mile away. Just north of the turnpike, 
minor cosmetic damage occurred to a hotel building where a tree 
was also uprooted in the parking lot. A large billboard was blown 
over just north of the turnpike and south of Street Road. A small 
utility building nearby had its roof blown off. The northern- most
extent of the damage occurred on the Toscana 52 restaurant 
property where the tornado blew down some chain link fencing and 
uprooted a few small trees in the parking lot.

The tornado continued east-northeastward across Street Road 
toward the Faulkner car dealership complex where it began 
intensifying and somewhat narrowing its path of damage. The four 
dealership showrooms sustained significant damage where most 
windows were blown out and at least some roofing material was 
blown off. The most significant damage occurred to the Buick/GMC 
showroom where most of the roofing material was blown off, all 
windows and doors were blown out, and exterior walls exhibited 
fracturing due to stress from the wind. Roof HVAC units of this 
building were tossed into the parking lot behind the building. 
All of the dealership signs near the main road were destroyed. 
Scores of new and used vehicles sustained significant damage from 
flying debris or from being pushed or tossed trough the air.

The tornado continued toward the dealership's main service garage
where the most significant damage occurred. The southwestern 
portion of the building was destroyed with most exterior walls 
collapsing completely and all roofing material blown off. 
Interior walls mostly remained standing. Roof HVAC units were 
tossed off of the building with one unit landing nearly 200 yards 
downstream of the building. Damage sustained to the building 
decreased somewhat toward the eastern end of it where portions of 
the exterior walls were damaged and almost all garage bay doors 
were blown out. The wind rushing through the garage area carried 
debris, car parts, and tools well away from the structure 
downstream. Some vehicles near the main garage building were 
completely destroyed from large pieces of flying debris or from 
being tossed and dropped back onto the ground. A small pickup 
truck was crushed from a collapsed exterior wall. Five people 
reportedly sustained minor injuries at the dealership complex.

The tornado continued east-northeast toward the Weisser Homes 
mobile home park and into an area of trees which sustained 
significant damage. Most tree canopies and limbs were completely 
stripped from the still standing or snapped trunks of hardwood 
trees in this area. A large storage container filled with car 
parts from the service garage parking lot upstream was lofted 
into the air and dropped into this area of trees. An uninhabited 
mobile home model was lifted and completely destroyed at the 
mobile home park. Another double-wide mobile home had a large 
portion of its roof blown off. Several other mobile home sustained
varying degrees of damage as well. A large amount of various 
debris from the dealership complex landed in this mobile home 
park. Numerous softwood and hardwood trees near and just 
downstream of this area were snapped or uprooted along Old Lincoln
Highway.

At this stage, the tornado damage path narrowed considerably and 
intensity weakened significantly as it crossed Old Lincoln 
Highway and moved toward the Lowe's and Walmart shopping centers 
on Route 1. The tornado passed over these shopping centers, but no
structural damage was noted to these structures. Numerous small 
trees were snapped and uprooted in the large parking lot area and 
line of trees just north of the Bensalem turnpike interchange. 
Some exit ramp signs were blown down in the interchange area.

The tornado damage became somewhat discontinuous as it continued 
east-southeast into Bensalem across Route 1 and toward a 
residential neighborhood. Several homes in the neighborhood 
sustained loss of some roofing material and other cosmetic damage
in addition to some tree damage. The tornado continued across 
Rockhill Road and along Richlieu Road toward the Christian Life 
Center where several trees were snapped or uprooted. The church's
steeple had some paneling blown off, but the steeple itself was 
not damaged otherwise. The tornado continued weakening as it 
crossed Galloway Road then dissipated in the Bensalem Township 
Community Park where some minor tree damage occurred.

No known serious injuries or fatalities occurred from this 
tornado.

The National Weather Service survey team would like to thank the 
Bucks County Emergency Management Agency and Pennsylvania 
Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with this
survey.


.Windsor-Robbinsville NJ Township Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             6:56 PM EDT
Start Location:         Robbinsville Twp / Mercer / NJ
Start Lat/Lon:          40.237/-74.585

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               7:05 PM EDT
End Location:           Robbinsville Twp / Mercer / NJ
End Lat/Lon:            40.239/-74.554

The Windsor-Robbinsville Township tornado began on Route 130 just
south of the town of Windsor near the Assunpink Creek. A few 
hardwood trees were uprooted along the highway near the Chestnut 
Montessori. The building lost a portion of its roofing material 
and several other hardwood trees were uprooted or snapped just 
behind the property into a small wooded area. The tornado then 
continued in a somewhat transient and weak manner through a series
of fields and tree lines. A few large tree branches were snapped 
off near a farm home on Windsor Road and a hardwood tree in a tree
line was uprooted across the street. The sporadic tree damage 
continued along Perrineville Road where a large section of a tree 
was snapped off at another residence. The tornado then produced an
area of intense convergent tree damage near the intersection of 
Perrineville Road and Voelbel Road where numerous trees were 
snapped or uprooted. The tornado ended just downstream from this 
intersection at a residence on Perrineville Road where a final 
tree was uprooted.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Mercer 
County Office of Emergency Management for their assistance in 
providing information for this survey.


.Plumstead Twp PA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   70 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             5:40 PM EDT
Start Location:         Plumstead Twp / Bucks / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.393/-75.106

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               5:45 PM EDT
End Location:           Plumstead Twp / Bucks / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.367/-75.068

Tree damage began in the area of Bradshaw Rd in Plumstead Twp in 
Bucks County, where a few sizable limbs were downed and a couple 
of larger but weakened trees were snapped. The tornado then 
entered a cornfield near the intersection of Ferry Rd and Point 
Pleasant Pike. Some degree of convergence was noted in a narrow 
path of downed corn, though it was not overly strong. In addition,
some trees adjacent to and southeast of the cornfield were also 
damaged. The damage became more substantial with a clearer 
rotation signature observed in the area of Ridgeview Dr, where a 
number of trees were snapped, favoring higher elevation areas 
along a ridge line. The snapping and shearing of trees in that 
area and the nature of the debris field strongly indicated 
tornadic damage, with the magnitude of damage meriting an EF1 
rating. The tornado continued southeastward through Carversville 
Rd and to the area of Long Ln in Buckingham Twp. Several 
residences along and near Long Ln sustained tree damage. The 
tornado impacted Maximuck's Farm Market on Long Ln, where 
greenhouses sustained roof damage and some uplift of their frames.
Some convergence was also noted in crop fields on the property. 
Just southeast of the greenhouses, a barn on the property was 
heavily damaged with a partial collapse of its walls. However, 
just beyond the barn, a large stretch of cornfields and a tree 
line beyond the cornfields were left untouched, indicating the 
tornado lifted near the damaged barn. 

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Bucks County
Emergency Management Agency and the Pennsylvania Emergency 
Management Agency for their assistance in completing this survey.


.New Hope PA to Hopewell Twp NJ Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             5:59 PM EDT
Start Location:         New Hope / Bucks / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.345/-74.948

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               6:14 PM EDT
End Location:           Hopewell Twp / Mercer / NJ
End Lat/Lon:            40.297/-74.846

The supercell storm which produced a tornado in Plumstead Twp 
cycled and produced another tornado beginning in New Hope in 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Tree damage began near River Rd just 
west of the Delaware River, with a portion of River Rd closed and 
impassable due to downed trees. The tornado crossed the Delaware 
River and entered Mercer County, New Jersey, in the area of 
Washington Crossing. Multiple reports of residential tree damage 
were received from Washington Crossing, and the survey team 
observed tree damage along River Rd on the New Jersey side of the 
Delaware River. From there the tornado continued southeast and 
crossed Pleasant Valley Rd. The first indications of EF2 damage 
came on that road, with numerous large hardwood and softwood trees
snapped, sheared, and/or uprooted. The tornado continued 
southeastward and crossed through Baldpate Mountain. Continued 
heavy tree damage was observed in this area. An access road to the
top of the mountain was barely passable when the survey team 
reached it in late afternoon, after many hours of tree clearing 
work by local parks officials and private companies. Hundreds of 
trees were snapped or damaged on this mountain. Damage continued 
down the mountain through Fiddlers Creek Rd and Church Rd. The 
tornado path then crossed Washington Crossing State Park. Further 
damage was observed just southeast along Bear Tavern Rd. In fact, 
some of the largest downed trees were observed in this area. 
However, by this point damage became increasingly unidirectional 
as the storm's rear flank downdraft likely wrapped around the 
tornadic circulation. Sufficient evidence of tornadic winds still 
existed in the Bear Tavern Rd area, but it is estimated the 
tornado lifted soon after, shortly before entering much more 
densely populated areas near the Trenton Mercer Airport.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Mercer 
County Office of Emergency Management for their assistance in 
completing this survey.


.Northeast Philadelphia PA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.46 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   40 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             7:07 PM EDT
Start Location:         Bustleton / Philadelphia / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.082/-75.033

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               7:08 PM EDT
End Location:           Bustleton / Philadelphia / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.080/-75.025

A brief tornado occurred in the Bustleton section of Northeast 
Philadelphia. Damage was first observed near Grant Ave at the 
Grant Gardens apartment complex, where some minor loss of roofing
material was noted and debris was tossed in a chaotic manner 
consistent with tornadic winds. The tornado moved east-southeast 
across Roosevelt Blvd. Continued minor structural damage was noted
along a narrow path, mainly consisting of sporadic losses of 
siding and insulation. Minor tree damage was also noted. One 
building also had ceiling tiles pulled downward with insulation 
removed in a car park area, a strong indicator of tornadic 
pressure gradient forces. Near Blue Glass Rd, a couple of slightly
larger trees had their trunks snapped, and winds of around 80 mph
likely occurred in that area. The damage path ended near there, 
however, after a track length of only around half a mile. Radar 
data indicates this was an anticyclonic tornado.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Philadelphia
Office of Emergency Management for their assistance in completing
this survey. 


.Slatington PA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             4:25 PM EDT
Start Location:         Slatington /  Lehigh / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          40.758/-75.624

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               4:29 PM EDT
End Location:           Slatington /  Lehigh / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.765/-75.604

This tornado initially caused considerable tree damage on 
Welshtown Road and Skeet Club Lane including mutliple uprooted 
hardwood trees. It continued on the grounds of Northern Lehigh 
High School in Slatington. Several trees were snapped or uprooted 
at the atletic fields of the high school, with most of the 
snapping occurring high up in the trees. A wooden dugout on the 
school's baseball field lost its roof, and some unanchored metal 
bleachers were tossed. Damage was mostly blown in a similar west 
to east direction, but there was some evidence of convergence 
especially in tree damage in the area. In a neighborhood east of 
the high school, a tree was snapped about one third of the way up 
the trunk. At the Slatington Airport, an airplane hangar door was 
blown out and there was tree damage on the airport property. 
Damage became more unidirectional near the airport as the 
circulation likely gusted out. Little if any damage occurred east 
of the airport property, and that is where the tornado path is 
estimated to have ended.

This path is still considered preliminary as we will be reviewing
high resolution satellite data to aid in the identification of 
the start and end locations.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Mr. Lou Ruh for 
his assistance in completing this survey and residents of the area
for thier reports and pictures which further helped with the 
assessment.


.Kempton to Weisenberg Twp PA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   90 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             4:04 PM EDT
Start Location:         Kempton / Berks / PA 
Start Lat/Lon:          40.611/-75.807

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               4:09 PM EDT
End Location:           Weisenberg Twp /  Lehigh / PA
End Lat/Lon:            40.622/-75.754

A tornado touched down near Turkey Rd in Kempton, Albany Twp, 
Berks County, PA, just west of the border with Lehigh County. 
About 15 trees were uprooted in the area of Turkey Rd with a 
convergent damage pattern noted in multiple nearby corn fields. 
The path continued to between Kunkels Mill Rd and Red Rd near the 
far southern tip of Lynn Twp in Lehigh County. Mostly minor crop 
and tree damage was observed in this area, but with a continued 
clear convergent pattern. A resident on Red Rd filmed the tornado 
as it passed to his south. The tornado passed through an open 
field before crossing Rhoads Rd, where tree and minor roofing 
damage were sustained. East of Rhoads Rd, a number of trees were 
snapped and uprooted as the tornado approached New Smithville Rd. 
The tornado crossed Golden Key Rd, uprooting a few more trees, 
before dissipating in a field prior to reaching Loch Valley Rd in 
Weisenberg Twp. The extent of tree damage both near the start of 
the path in Kempton and in the New Smithville Rd area merited an 
EF1 rating. 

The National Weather Service would like to thank Mr. Lou Ruh, Mr.
Justin Selig, and several members of the general public for their
assistance in completing this survey.


.Woodland Twp to Wells Mills NJ Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             8:42 PM EDT
Start Location:         Woodland Twp / Burlington / NJ 
Start Lat/Lon:          39.775/-74.397

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               8:51 PM EDT
End Location:           Wells Mills /  Ocean / NJ
End Lat/Lon:            39.795/-74.277

A tornado touched down on the evening of July 29 in a heavily 
forested area in the eastern portion of Woodland Twp in southern 
New Jersey. The start location is estimated to be between 
Stevenson Rd, where survey crews found no damage, and Whiting Rd 
about a mile and a half away, where tree damage was observed. The 
estimate, also aided by radar, places the start just west of the 
border of Burlington and Ocean Counties. After touching down, the 
tornado moved in an east-northeasterly direction. The bulk of the 
damage consisted of large snapped and uprooted pine and spruce 
trees with a few red maple trees. The orientation of the damage 
combined with radar signatures clearly indicated the damage was 
produced by a tornado. Some of the heaviest damage occurred on Old
Cedar Bridge Rd near the Cedar Bridge Tavern Historic Site. The 
tornado crossed Route 72 before moving through over a mile of 
inaccessible forest land. Tree damage was found again along Jones 
Rd. From there the tornado moved into the Wells Mills area where 
the path of tree damage continued. A number of snapped trees and 
large limbs were found in the area of Wells Mills County Park. The
tornado path appeared to end a few hundred yards east of this 
location. The degree of tree damage along the middle portion of 
the track was consistent with a higher end EF1 tornado.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Ocean County
Sheriff's Office, Ocean County Emergency Management, Ocean County
Parks, and Mr. Marc Franz Jr for their assistance in completing 
this survey. The NWS in Mount Holly also extends its appreciation 
to Mr. Nelson Vaz of NWS New York for his assistance on this 
damage survey.


.High Bar Harbor NJ Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 to 120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               A few minor

Start Date:             July 29, 2021
Start Time:             9:03 PM EDT
Start Location:         Barnegat / Ocean / NJ 
Start Lat/Lon:          39.754/-74.191

End Date:               July 29, 2021
End Time:               9:13 PM EDT
End Location:           High Bar Harbor /  Ocean / NJ
End Lat/Lon:            39.754/-74.112

The same supercell which produced a tornado in the New Jersey 
Pine Barrens cycled and produced another tornado in far eastern 
Ocean County. The tornado touched down near the immediate western 
shore of Barnegat Bay. At least one building near Bay Beach off 
Bayshore Dr sustained roofing damage. The tornado then moved over 
Barnegat Bay as a waterspout. It came ashore in the area of High 
Bar Harbor in Long Beach Twp.

The most severe damage was noted to a house on the corner of 
Antioch Rd and Arnold Blvd. This house was facing west-southwest, 
and had its entire roof structure lifted off and tossed one to two
houses to the east. The house walls remained standing but most of
the doors and windows on the east and west sides of the house 
were completely blown out, with significant damage to the inside 
of the house. A two- by-four from an adjacent house impaled the 
wall on the west side of the house. Eight people were in the house
at the time the tornado hit, but they were able to take shelter 
in an interior closet, with only minor injuries sustained. In 
addition, on the north side of the house, a car in the driveway 
was pushed sideways several feet and their boat flipped into their
neighbor's boat. The boat's trailer was tossed about 50 feet into
a house just to the east. The degree and orientation of damage 
was consistent with tornadic winds of 115 to 120 mph, which is EF2
intensity.

Continuing east-northeast, about a dozen homes on the south side 
of Arnold Blvd sustained significant uplift of roof material, 
siding damage or removal, collapse of porch, patio, and sunroom 
structures, and blown out windows. Several large trees were 
uprooted and lay pointing to the east-northeast, as well as downed
power poles. 

The tornado moved east or slightly north of east from Arnold 
Blvd, over an open salt marsh, before intersecting a few houses on
the corner of Collier Rd and Sunset Blvd. The most significant 
damage was to a house on the northwest corner of Collier and 
Sunset, which sustained siding damage, partial roof removal, 
blowout of the storm surge walls on the basement level of the 
elevated structure, and a large tree uprooted and laying to the 
east-northeast. Power poles and large trees were downed on Sunset 
Blvd, adjacent to the High Bar Harbor Yacht Club. There was damage
to several boats in the yacht club marina, but this was mainly 
due to lofted debris being tossed into the marina. The circulation
then moved into the cove east of the marina. However, no further 
significant damage was noted on the east side of the cover in 
Barnegat Light, indicating the tornado had likely lifted. This is 
corroborated by radar data which showed a weakening of the 
circulation and a likely dissipation before it crossed into the 
open Atlantic.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Ocean County
Sheriff's Office, Ocean County Emergency Management, and United 
States Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light for their assistance in 
completing this survey. The NWS in Mount Holly also extends its 
appreciation to Mr. Nelson Vaz of NWS New York for his assistance 
on this damage survey.


.Silverton NJ Wind Event...

A damaging wind event occurred in the Silverton section of Toms 
River, New Jersey. The area was surveyed by a National Weather 
Service storm survey team. Multiple areas of minor tree and siding
damage were observed roughly along a path from near Alissa Dr to 
Arkansas Ave. The most significant damage occurred in the area of 
Silverton Park near the Silverton EMS building. One large tree was
snapped on the north side of Silverton Park near Maine St, and a 
couple of other trees nearby lost limbs. A small section of siding
was also removed from the EMS building just across the street. 
Sporadic, minor tree damage continued along a path east- 
northeastward from there before ending in the area of Green 
Island. Radar indicated some weak rotation in the area. Dual 
polarization data indicated a feature which looked similar to a 
tornado debris signature, but is thought more likely to be a radar
artifact based on further analysis. While it cannot be ruled out 
that a brief tornado touched down, there is insufficient evidence 
to confirm this. Therefore, the Silverton Wind Event has been 
classified as straight line wind damage of around 60 to 70 mph.


.Sussex County DE Thunderstorm...

A supercell thunderstorm impacted the eastern portions of Sussex 
County, DE in the early afternoon hours of July 29. The National 
Weather Service investigated reports of damage in this area. A 
survey was conducted along a path of radar-indicated rotation from
the north side of Indian River Bay near Long Neck and Angola to 
the area of Ocean View, north of Bethany Beach, on the eastern 
side of the bay. Minor tree damage was found in the area of 
Hollymount Rd, with small to medium sized tree limbs downed. A 
couple of sand dunes were observed as having sand displaced from 
west to east near Indian River. No visible damage was found in the
narrow stretch of land on the east side of the bay. Video 
evidence exists of a waterspout produced by this thunderstorm over
the open Atlantic. However, there is no indication the waterspout
touched down over Indian River Bay or at any point before moving 
over open water. Therefore, combined with the minor and 
inconclusive tree damage, this is classified as a straight line 
wind event with winds of around 60 mph.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.



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