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A destructive series of tornadoes in damage struck the Northeastern United States on Monday July 10, 1989. The storm system affected five states with severe weather, including hail up to 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) across, thunderstorm winds up to 90 mph (140 km/h), and 17 tornadoes. [1]
The most devastating event was the Huntsville, Alabama F4 tornado, which killed 21 on the afternoon of November 15. Nine more fatalities occurred at a single elementary school by an F1 tornado on November 16 in Newburgh, New York , although further survey revealed that this might have been a downburst instead.
July 13, 1783 [2]; July 24, 1803 [2]; May 22, 1804 – A small tornado touched down in Flemington in Hunterdon County, which killed a person due to a falling tree. This marked the earliest recorded death in the state from a tornado.
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
Since 1950, New Jersey has had a total of 203 tornadoes and only one tornado death, in 2003. "The fact is that most tornadoes in New Jersey are small, they're not on the ground for all that long ...
A small tornado outbreak accompanied the storm, with 14 confirmed across 7 states. The most significant damage occurred in Oklahoma from two tornadoes in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and a deadly EF4 tornado that destroyed large parts of Lone Grove. The EF4 tornado killed eight people and injured 46 others.
At 3:41 p.m. EST Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Mount Holly, New Jersey, reported a radar-indicated tornado in the Hamilton Square, Twin Rivers and Highstown areas of Mercer ...
Five homes lost their roofs and several barns were destroyed along the tornado's path. Numerous power lines were also downed, resulting in several road closures. [3] This tornado was one of 12 tornadoes to touch down in the county since 1950. In Cherry Valley, 25 power poles were downed, resulting in extensive internet and power outages. [4]