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497 NOUS41 KPHI 201637 PNSPHI DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-070-071-101>106-210600- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1237 PM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...Three Confirmed Tornadoes... The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, NJ surveyed three areas of damage across Pennsylvania and New Jersey on August 19th. This was in association with thunderstorms that moved across the region during night of August 18th and the early morning hours of August 19th. These were with the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred as it moved across the region. .Tilden Twp PA Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.10 miles Path Width /maximum/: 125 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: August 18, 2021 Start Time: 9:15 PM EDT Start Location: Tilden Twp / Berks / PA Start Lat/Lon: 40.525/-76.001 End Date: August 18, 2021 End Time: 9:18 PM EDT End Location: Tilden Twp / Berks / PA End Lat/Lon: 40.540/-76.996 The tornado touched down along Fisher Dam Road about 800 feet north of the intersection with Berne Road. Numerous hardwood tree trunks were snapped on the western side of the road with a convergent debris pattern. A corn field on the east side of the road in the same location was damaged with stalks of corn felled in a convergent pattern. Further north on Fisher Dam Road, hardwood tree damage was noted, but it was more sporadic. Additional damage was noted about a half-mile north of the intersection of Berne Road and Hill Drive, including numerous trees snapped on the east side of Berne Road. A little farther north, about 450 feet south of the intersection with Ash Road, a utility pole was snapped, and hardwood trees were snapped both on the western side and the eastern side of the road with convergent debris patterns noted. There was damage on Ash Road, including a roof that was removed from a porch and the roof damage extended into the main roof of the house. The roof was deposited to the east, while at the same time, a flagpole from the roof supports was tossed to the north. There was also numerous snapped hardwood trees in this area. Further east on Ash Road, another house had a large, healthy tree snapped. Tree damage was also noted on properties on the north side of Ash Road. Further north of Ash Road, some damage occurred at the Village of Pleasant Hills Mobile Home community, including hardwood trees snapped and some cars were damaged by the fallen trees. Some skirting along the base of a mobile home was mostly torn off. The damage appeared to become more sporadic and then ended. The National Weather Service would like to thank Mr. Lou Ruh for his extensive assistance with this survey, and also thanks to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for providing locations of the damage. .Hatfield Twp-Hilltown Twp, PA Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.77 miles Path Width /maximum/: 140 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: August 19, 2021 Start Time: 12:25 AM EDT Start Location: Hatfield Twp / Montgomery / PA Start Lat/Lon: 40.284/-75.322 End Date: August 19, 2021 End Time: 12:40 AM EDT End Location: Hilltown Twp / Bucks / PA End Lat/Lon: 40.392/-75.235 A line of thunderstorms moved across Montgomery and Bucks Counties early on the morning of August 19th as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved across central Pennsylvania. What started as a fairly quiet day for our CWA quickly became busy as night fell. As a velocity couplet formed across Montgomery County, a tornado formed roughly a mile and a half south of Souderton, PA around 12:25 AM EDT, where it brought down a tree branch and tore siding off of a residence on Garrison Lane. From there, the tornado appears to have lifted briefly before bringing down a few small trees and branches along Township Line Road. The tornado then brought down several trees and branches in the Hidden Springs mobile home community. Here, several trees were brought down on homes and across roadways while also leading to minor damage to the roofs and siding of several residences in the community. The tornado then proceeded northeastward into Hilltown Township in Bucks County as it brought down numerous trees in a trajectory towards Silverdale. Several trees along this line were also brought down. A metal roof was even torn off of a garage along Green Street in Silverdale. Several large branches were then brought down, damaging a roof to a farmhouse along Souderton Road. The tornado continued its path northeast, bringing down small trees and snapping the tops of several pine trees at residences along Woodlawn Drive and Blue School Road. Lastly, the tornado began to lift as it neared the opposite end of Hilltown Township, but not before it ripped a section of roofing off an auto repair shop along North Dublin Pike at the intersection of Blue School Road. The National Weather Service would like to thank the Bucks and Montgomery County offices of Emergency Management for their contributions to this survey along with Hilltown Township for assisting our survey crew. .Rockaway Twp, NJ Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.91 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: August 19, 2021 Start Time: 02:38 AM EDT Start Location: Rockaway / Morris / NJ Start Lat/Lon: 40.284/-75.322 End Date: August 19, 2021 End Time: 12:40 AM EDT End Location: Rockaway / Morris / NJ End Lat/Lon: 40.913/-75.525 Another velocity couplet formed in Morris County early in the morning of August 19th in association with thunderstorms as the remnants of Tropical storm Fred moved across the region. A weak tornado formed from this couplet, first touching down along Mount Pleasant Avenue and Irwin Place in Rockaway Township, New Jersey, where several small branches and a portion of a vinyl fence were brought down. From there, the tornado moved through a subdivision, bringing down several small pine trees and branches along Lenox Road, Arlene Drive, and Miller Avenue. A few small branches were then brought down as the tornado proceeded northeast across Fleetwood Drive. The tornado then crossed Interstate 80, snapping several trees along Reservoir and Katherine Road. A few large branches were also knocked down in this area as the tornado lifted. $$ Davis/Gorse/Staarmann