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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