NWS Confirms EF-1 Tornado in Mount Laurel on Thursday

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Mount Laurel, NJ shortly after 7:00pm on Thursday. This marks the second tornado in just five days, after an EF-0 tornado touched down in the same area on July 6th. Thursday’s tornado was stronger, with maximum wind speeds of 90 miles per hour.

Tornado Warning was issued ahead of the storm

The NWS issued a Tornado Warning for Mount Laurel (including the area surrounding Mount Holly) on Thursday evening. Radar data showed a circulation embedded within an area of heavy rain and thunderstorms. Shortly after the storm, damage reports suggested that strong winds had occurred.

🚨 **Tornado Warning for Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey**

*Damaging winds, frequent lightning, and torrential rainfall will also be likely with this storm! #njwx pic.twitter.com/OjgJYEQl7h

— New York Metro Weather (@nymetrowx) July 11, 2019

Velocity data showed a clear circulation and rotation at the time of the damage reports (highlighted above). The NWS sent a group of meteorologists out this morning to investigate, and they confirmed their findings earlier this afternoon.

Coincidentally, this was the second tornado to occur within five days in Mount Laurel. In fact, the two tornadoes occurred within just 0.8 miles of each other.

A full briefing and detailed breakdown of the tornado path is available here.

Tornado Survey Results (National Weather Service)