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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1124 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TORNADO ALLENTOWN 40.60N 75.48W
09/06/2008 LEHIGH PA NWS STORM SURVEY
CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO, MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS 95 MPH.
OCCURRED IN EAST ALLENTOWN AND MOVED FROM EAST TO WEST.
MOVEMENT SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH. PATH LENGTH ONE MILE AND
PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS. WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT TWO
MINUTES. NO REPORTED INJURIES. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO SCHOOL
AT 500,000 DOLLARS. ABOUT 50 PROPERTIES DAMAGED, ABOUT
100 TREES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
0450 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE TURNERSVILLE 39.75N 74.97W
09/06/2008 CAMDEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWNED ON SICKLERVILLE ROAD NEAR COLLEGE DRIVE.
0535 PM FLOOD NEW BRUNSWICK 40.49N 74.45W
09/06/2008 MIDDLESEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
RYDERS LANE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. PARTS OF ROUTE 18
ALSO FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
0555 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MULLICA HILL 39.74N 75.22W
09/06/2008 GLOUCESTER NJ EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND WIRES REPORTED DOWN IN HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
0557 PM FLOOD WILDWOOD 38.99N 74.82W
09/06/2008 CAPE MAY NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
AREA ROADWAYS REPORTED CLOSED IN WILDWOOD.
0610 PM FLOOD ALPHA 40.66N 75.16W
09/06/2008 WARREN NJ BROADCAST MEDIA
INTERSTATE 78 CLOSED AT MILE MARKER 3 DUE TO FLOODING.
TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ONTO ROUTE 173.
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TFG
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
140 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI
**********************EVENT TOTAL**********************
LOCATION EVENT THRU TIME COMMENTS
TOTAL MENTIONED
DELAWARE
...KENT COUNTY...
SMYRNA 1.53 907 PM 9/6
KITTS HUMMOCK 1.51 905 PM 9/6
DOVER 1.25 900 AM 9/7
DOVER AFB 1.25 850 PM 9/6
HARRINGTON 1.25 900 PM 9/6
...NEW CASTLE COUNTY...
NEWARK 3.69 630 AM 9/7
GLASGOW 3.33 900 PM 9/6
WILMINGTON 3.32 844 AM 9/7 NEWCASTLE COUNTY ARPT
BEAR 3.22 908 PM 9/6
HOCKESSIN 3.13 901 PM 9/6
BLACKBIRD 2.00 857 PM 9/6
...SUSSEX COUNTY...
GEORGETOWN 2.07 851 PM 9/6
REHOBOTH BEACH 2.04 907 PM 9/6
ELLENDALE 1.91 859 PM 9/6
JONES CROSSROADS 1.90 903 PM 9/6
MILFORD 1.77 906 PM 9/6
HARBESON 1.73 900 PM 9/6
SELBYVILLE 1.65 907 PM 9/6
JONES CROSSROADS 1.60 904 PM 9/6
BRIDGEVILLE 1.59 857 PM 9/6
LAUREL 1.50 905 PM 9/6
GEORGETOWN 1.45 850 AM 9/7
BETHANY BEACH 1.20 856 PM 9/6
GREENWOOD 1.08 1234 PM 9/7
MARYLAND
...CAROLINE COUNTY...
AMERICAN CORNER 1.99 810 AM 9/7
DENTON 1.61 1115 AM 9/7
GREENSBORO 1.57 1116 AM 9/7
...CECIL COUNTY...
FAIR HILL 3.81 859 PM 9/6
...KENT COUNTY...
MILLINGTON 1.76 1112 AM 9/7
GALENA 1.75 818 AM 9/7 LOWEST PRSSSURE 29.52
...QUEEN ANNE`S COUNTY...
CHURCH HILL 1.80 1111 AM 9/7
...TALBOT COUNTY...
BELLEVUE 1.36 1114 AM 9/7
TRAPPE 1.28 1113 AM 9/7
EASTON 1.20 1117 AM 9/7
NEW JERSEY
...ATLANTIC COUNTY...
ABSECON 3.90 909 AM 9/7
MARGATE 3.31 1233 PM 9/7
ATLANTIC CITY 2.89 850 PM 9/6
ATLANTIC CITY 2.89 839 AM 9/7 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ESTELL MANOR 1.82 1240 PM 9/7
FOLSOM 1.69 1014 AM 9/7
BUENA VISTA 1.55 1139 AM 9/7
...BURLINGTON COUNTY...
WILLINGBORO 2.25 913 AM 9/7
WRIGHTSTOWN 2.19 1241 PM 9/7
MOUNT HOLLY NWS 2.18 1232 PM 9/7
MOUNT LAUREL 2.06 803 AM 9/7
MOUNT HOLLY 2.03 849 AM 9/7 MOUNT HOLLY ASOS
WRIGHTSTOWN 1.98 857 AM 9/7
WRIGHTST/MCGUIRE 1.90 849 PM 9/6
RED LION 1.88 830 AM 9/7
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP 1.76 1132 AM 9/7
MOUNT HOLLY 1.70 848 PM 9/6
...CAMDEN COUNTY...
PENNSAUKEN 2.91 905 AM 9/7
SOMERDALE 2.26 939 AM 9/7
SICKLERVILLE 1.96 831 AM 9/7
...CAPE MAY COUNTY...
WILDWOOD 2.13 930 PM 9/6
WOODBINE 1.90 945 PM 9/6
GREEN CREEK 1.85 930 PM 9/6
FISHING CREEK 1.79 945 PM 9/6
CAPE MAY 1.78 1223 PM 9/7
WOODBINE 1.76 832 AM 9/7
ERMA 1.55 930 PM 9/6
OCEAN VIEW 1.40 945 PM 9/6
...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
MILLVILLE 2.55 859 AM 9/7
BRIDGETON 1.94 1015 AM 9/7
...GLOUCESTER COUNTY...
RED BANK BATTLEFIELD 2.63 1007 AM 9/7
WEST DEPTFORD 2.45 1231 PM 9/7
MANTUA 2.30 1154 AM 9/7
...HUNTERDON COUNTY...
FRANKLIN 3.67 1159 AM 9/7
CALIFON 3.53 1019 AM 9/7
FLEMINGTON 3.45 1238 PM 9/7
HIGH BRIDGE 3.42 1023 AM 9/7
FLEMINGTON 3.40 1024 AM 9/7
ANNANDALE 3.38 804 AM 9/7
WERTSVILLE 3.38 936 AM 9/7
BETHLEHEM 3.22 1137 AM 9/7
PITTSTOWN 2.99 812 AM 9/7
RIEGELSVILLE 2.30 935 AM 9/7
...MERCER COUNTY...
PENNINGTON 3.64 1027 AM 9/7
TRENTON 3.02 846 AM 9/7 MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT
EWING 2.94 1131 AM 9/7
PRINCETON 2.94 1143 AM 9/7
TRENTON 2.92 848 PM 9/6
LAWRENCE 2.67 1130 AM 9/7
WASHINGTON CROSSING 2.25 906 AM 9/7
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
EAST BRUNSWICK 5.00 1110 PM 9/6
METUCHEN 4.80 1111 PM 9/6
OLD BRIDGE 4.50 1111 PM 9/6
NEW BRUNSWICK 4.09 1218 PM 9/7
NEW BRUNSWICK 4.09 1028 AM 9/7
CRANBURY 4.01 1128 AM 9/7
...MONMOUTH COUNTY...
MARLBORO 2.90 545 AM 9/7
CREAM RIDGE 2.83 813 AM 9/7
BELMAR 2.64 858 AM 9/7
BELMAR/FARMDALE 2.63 849 PM 9/6
SEA GIRT 2.48 827 AM 9/7
LAKE COMO 2.46 1005 AM 9/7
HOLMDEL 2.21 1205 PM 9/7
FREEHOLD 2.13 1215 PM 9/7
ASBURY PARK 1.89 1007 AM 9/7
FREEHOLD 1.16 1134 AM 9/7
...MORRIS COUNTY...
MORRIS PLAINS 6.00 816 AM 9/7
PARSIPPANY 4.72 803 AM 9/7
RANDOLPH#MORRIS 4.59 1149 AM 9/7
LONG HILL 4.56 1123 AM 9/7
BUTLER 4.37 902 AM 9/7
CHARLOTTEBURG DAM 3.90 100 AM 9/7 CO-OP
ROXBURY 3.84 1142 AM 9/7
BOONTON 3.70 903 AM 9/7
MONROE 3.38 1200 PM 9/7
...OCEAN COUNTY...
LITTLE EGG HARBOR 3.66 959 AM 9/7
BAMBER LAKE 3.60 1200 PM 9/7
WEST CREEK 3.25 812 AM 9/7
BRICK#OCEAN 2.88 1214 PM 9/7
LAKEHURST NAS 2.71 849 PM 9/6
HARVEY CEDARS 2.69 826 AM 9/7
BERKELEY SHORES 2.61 814 AM 9/7
POINT PLEASANT 2.30 828 AM 9/7
MANCHESTER FISH AND 2.02 1212 PM 9/7
SOUTH TOMS RIVER 1.96 1213 PM 9/7
...SOMERSET COUNTY...
BASKING RIDGE 4.59 809 AM 9/7
BRIDGEWATER 4.40 1049 AM 9/7
HILLSBOROUGH 4.33 821 AM 9/7
SOMERVILLE 3.78 857 AM 9/7
SOMERVILLE 3.45 848 PM 9/6
LIBERTY CORNER 2.35 1123 AM 9/7
...SUSSEX COUNTY...
SUSSEX 4.44 816 AM 9/7
HARDYSTON 3.98 1141 AM 9/7
ANDOVER 2.97 900 AM 9/7
NEWTON 2.85 801 AM 9/7
ANDOVER 2.84 847 PM 9/6
SUSSEX 2.70 847 PM 9/6
ANDOVER JUNCTION 2.59 1119 AM 9/7
WANTAGE 2.35 825 AM 9/7
...WARREN COUNTY...
HOPE 3.40 815 AM 9/7
STEWARTSVILLE 2.44 816 AM 9/7
PEQUEST 2.40 825 AM 9/7
HACKETTSTOWN 2.39 635 AM 9/7
BLAIRSTOWN 2.03 821 AM 9/7
BELVIDERE (BRIDGE) 1.87 945 AM 9/7
PENNSYLVANIA
...BERKS COUNTY...
FREDERICKSVILLE 4.52 1200 PM 9/7
LYONS 3.20 1056 AM 9/7
WEST LAWN 3.10 1102 AM 9/7
BLANDON 3.05 811 AM 9/7
FLEETWOOD 2.98 1100 AM 9/7
READING 2.59 845 AM 9/7 READING AIRPORT
HAMBURG 2.24 941 AM 9/7
...BUCKS COUNTY...
DOYLESTOWN 2.95 854 AM 9/7
NEWTOWN 2.73 1035 AM 9/7
DOYLESTOWN 2.64 852 PM 9/6
FEASTERVILLE 2.59 1053 AM 9/7
FURLONG 2.45 1057 PM 9/6
PERKASIE 2.44 1224 PM 9/7
NESHAMINY FALLS 2.26 1222 PM 9/7
SPRINGTOWN 2.23 1219 PM 9/7
PENNDEL 2.02 1029 AM 9/7
...CARBON COUNTY...
JIM THORPE 2.59 1037 AM 9/7
LEHIGHTON 1.70 1239 PM 9/7
LEHIGHTON 1.68 1044 AM 9/7
PALMERTON 1.60 1048 AM 9/7
...CHESTER COUNTY...
KENNETT SQUARE 3.72 904 PM 9/6
GLENMOORE 3.02 1225 PM 9/7
HONEY BROOK 2.47 912 AM 9/7
...DELAWARE COUNTY...
NEWTOWN SQUARE 2.75 909 PM 9/6
DREXEL HILL 2.48 813 AM 9/7
...LEHIGH COUNTY...
ALLENTOWN II 3.06 1101 AM 9/7
ALLENTOWN 2.10 852 PM 9/6 LEHIGH VALLEY INTL
...MONROE COUNTY...
MOUNT POCONO 1.28 851 AM 9/7 MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT
POCONO SUMMIT 1.22 900 AM 9/7
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
EAGLEVILLE 3.66 812 AM 9/7
WYNNEWOOD 3.40 759 AM 9/7
COLLEGEVILLE 3.36 1045 AM 9/7
GILBERTSVILLE 3.27 1050 AM 9/7
KING OF PRUSSIA 3.19 909 PM 9/6
POTTSTOWN AIRPORT 3.16 852 AM 9/7
POTTSTOWN 3.15 853 PM 9/6
POTTSTOWN 3.15 843 PM 9/6
GREEN LANE 2.92 1236 PM 9/7
PALM 2.79 1217 PM 9/7
BECHTELSVILLE 2.67 933 AM 9/7
KULPSVILLE 2.59 1047 AM 9/7
WEST NORRITON 2.46 1043 AM 9/7
HARLEYSVILLE 2.40 1040 AM 9/7
PENNSBURG 2.22 1052 AM 9/7
HATFIELD 2.05 1046 AM 9/7
SOUDERTON 1.88 1038 AM 9/7
...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...
GLENDON 2.27 1049 AM 9/7
MARTINS CREEK 1.77 813 AM 9/7
NAZARETH 1.28 1103 AM 9/7
...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY...
PHILADELPHIA 2.27 833 AM 9/7 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
PHILADELPHIA/NE 1.97 845 PM 9/6
***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************
LOCATION PEAK WIND MEASUREMENT COMMENTS
GUST THRU
(MPH) DATE AND TIME
MENTIONED
DELAWARE
...KENT COUNTY...
DOVER 44 844 AM 9/7
DOVER AFB 40 203 PM 9/6
...SUSSEX COUNTY...
LEWES 45 838 AM 9/7
GEORGETOWN 44 843 AM 9/7
MARYLAND
...CAROLINE COUNTY...
RIDGELY 37 848 AM 9/7
...QUEEN ANNE`S COUNTY...
STEVENSVILLE 39 851 AM 9/7
NEW JERSEY
...ATLANTIC COUNTY...
ATLANTIC CITY 43 840 AM 9/7 MARINA
WEST ATLANTIC CITY 43 843 AM 9/7 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
...BURLINGTON...
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP 44 800 AM 9/7
...CAPE MAY COUNTY...
AVALON 47 839 AM 9/7
WEST CAPE MAY 46 838 AM 9/7
...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
MILLVILLE 41 850 AM 9/7
...MERCER COUNTY...
TRENTON 37 842 AM 9/7
...MONMOUTH COUNTY...
KEANSBURG 45 837 AM 9/7
OCEAN GROVE 45 840 AM 9/7
SEA GIRT 41 902 AM 9/7
...OCEAN COUNTY...
BARNEGAT 58 818 AM 9/7
POINT PLEASANT 47 817 AM 9/7
BRANT BEACH 44 839 AM 9/7
HARVEY CEDARS 41 902 AM 9/7
...SALEM COUNTY...
PITTSGROVE 43 1050 AM 9/7
PENNSYLVANIA
...BUCKS COUNTY...
DOYLESTOWN 39 853 AM 9/7
...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY...
PHILADELPHIA 39 901 AM 9/7 NORTHEAST AIRPORT
PHILADELPHIA 37 841 AM 9/7 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
HERE ARE SOME MARINE OBSERVATIONS:
...DELAWARE BAY...
BRANDYWINE LIGHT 56 400 PM 9/6
SHIP JOHN SHOAL 49 200 PM 9/6
...BARNEGAT BAY...
NEAR BARNEGAT INLET 58 535 PM 9/6
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