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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
149 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/21/26 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPED AN MOVED ACROSS OUR REGION DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS OF TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTNERS FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN THESE
SURVEYS.
CAPE MAY POINT TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 60-70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.255 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JULY 21, 2026
START TIME: 6:15 PM EDT
START LOCATION: CAPE MAY POINT / CAPE MAY / NJ
START LAT/LON: 38.9349 / -74.9684
END DATE: JULY 21, 2026
END TIME: 6:16 PM EDT
END LOCATION: CAPE MAY POINT / CAPE MAY / NJ
END LAT/LON: 38.937 / -74.9645
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A WATERSPOUT WAS WITNESSED GOING ON SHORE THE BEACH AT CAPE MAY
POINT. A NARROW PATH OF TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG LINCOLN
AVENUE, YALE AVENUE, AND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OXFORD AVE AND
WEST LAKE DRIVE. AT LEAST ONE WITNESS SAW THE FUNNEL CLOUD PROCEED
INTO LAKE LILY, BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
JOHNSON
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