USA's New Jersey witnessed a very rare February tornado on Tuesday afternoon after a strong storm wreaked havoc in Mercer County. The New Jersey tornado left many trees uprooted, damaged buildings and even destroyed many public properties. Later, the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Mercer County on Tuesday afternoon saying, "The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, NJ has confirmed that a tornado occurred yesterday, February 21, 2023, in the Quaker Bridge area of Mercer County, New Jersey," the NWS said in a Wednesday morning announcement.It further observed that significant damage were seen in parts of West Windsor and Lawrence townships.However, the exact amount of damage are being probed till now and the authorities will soon release their official statement. Now, there are multiple New jersey tornado videos are doing rounds on social media. Now, only this, an interview of a woman on Mercer County tornado is also being widely shared.
Sharing a video, a user wrote, "NEW JERSEY- A fast-moving storm led to significant damage and downed trees after a Tornado Warning was issued for parts of New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon."
NEW JERSEY- A fast-moving storm led to significant damage and downed trees after a Tornado Warning was issued for parts of New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon.#morningnews #abcnews #foxnews #cbs #nbcnews #cnn #msnbc #NewJersey #godisgood #god #jesus pic.twitter.com/XXlv72Kmpl
— Mrmwright (@mrmwrights) February 22, 2023
Another user wrote, "Frozen, busted windshields after trees toppled during the storm, a possible rare Winter Tornado in New Jersey! @NWS_MountHolly will be out today to make that call but damage is extensive, and it’s freezing cold @NBCPhiladelphia"
Frozen, busted windshields after trees toppled during the storm, a possible rare Winter Tornado in New Jersey! @NWS_MountHolly will be out today to make that call but damage is extensive, and it’s freezing cold @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/IFX4MopqsY
— Randy Gyllenhaal (@RandyGyllenhaal) February 22, 2023
"Tornado forming #millstone #newjersey" wrote another user.
Tornado forming #millstone #newjersey #12news #ch12news pic.twitter.com/QmolKY2M3f
— Rebecca Lynn (@rebecca51694982) February 22, 2023
"Well this is how you get a tornado in February in New Jersey. 0-3km CAPE >100 j/kg and strong low level shear (0-3km helicity aoa 400 m2/s2). Not a big surprise to see some locally intense low-topped supercells." wrote another user.
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Well this is how you get a tornado in February in New Jersey. 0-3km CAPE >100 j/kg and strong low level shear (0-3km helicity aoa 400 m2/s2). Not a big surprise to see some locally intense low-topped supercells. pic.twitter.com/JUEHpGwDnG
— Ryan Hanrahan (@ryanhanrahan) February 21, 2023