NWS confirms EF-1 tornado in Chesterfield, New Jersey, with 100 mph peak winds and no injuries
The National Weather Service office in Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued damage survey results on November 13 confirming an EF-1 tornado in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey, on the afternoon of November 12, with estimated peak winds of 100 mph, a path 1.5 miles long and up to 100 yards wide, and no fatalities or injuries.
The tornado touched down at about 4 p.m. on November 12 roughly 1.9 miles west-northwest of Chesterfield, where all the external walls of a barn collapsed near the start of the damage path, the weather service said. Survey teams went to Burlington County, New Jersey, and New Castle County, Delaware, on November 13.
An updated survey also confirmed an EF-1 tornado on the eastern side of Newark in New Castle County, Delaware, the same day. Several counties in the region had been placed under tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings, which were lifted by the evening of November 12. The weather service said the survey findings are preliminary and subject to final review.
Source: National Weather Service
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Photo: 图：新泽西州 Chesterfield 的街景。来源：Mr. Matté，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 3.0。 / Photo: A street in Chesterfield, New Jersey. Source: Mr. Matté, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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