NJ's 5 tornadoes last week the 2nd biggest outbreak in 71 years in state

Monday, August 2, 2021
NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- New Jersey saw five tornados Thursday night, the second-biggest one-day tornado outbreak in the state in the past 71 years.

Two tornadoes struck in Ocean County, two in Mercer County, and one in Essex County.
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There was no evidence of a tornado in Monmouth County, despite reports.

One Ocean County tornado was an EF2 that damaged the northern tip of Long Beach Island.

The other was an EF1 that downed a swath of trees in the woods near the Cedar Bridge tavern historical site. The Bay Front Beach and municipal dock area in Barnegat also sustained major damage.


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The most tornadoes in a single day in New Jersey were seven in 1989. The second most was five tornadoes on March 10, 1964, a record that was tied Thursday night.

New Jersey's last EF2 was on July 29, 2009, in Sussex County.

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