Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
309 NOUS41 KPHI 151839 PNSPHI DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-070-071-101>106-160645- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 239 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 06/14/2024 Landspout Tornado Event... .Lawrence Township Landspout Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.13 miles Path Width /maximum/: 60 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 06/14/2024 Start Time: 05:59 PM EDT Start Location: 3 SSE Lawrenceville / Mercer County / NJ Start Lat/Lon: 40.2607 / -74.7245 End Date: 06/14/2024 End Time: 06:00 PM EDT End Location: 3 SSE Lawrenceville / Mercer County / NJ End Lat/Lon: 40.2619 / -74.7227 Survey Summary: An EF-0 strength landspout tornado occurred in Lawrence Township in Mercer County. The landspout began near the Marwa Service Center and Conoco gas station near the intersection of Johnson Road and US Route 1 Business (Brunswick Avenue), where a few trees were uprooted and some softwood trees were snapped. A couple trees fell on the service station, causing some collateral damage. The gas station canopy was not damaged, but a large sign behind the building was snapped. Two large clothes donation bins were tossed into a brushy area. Surveillance footage from the service center showed a distinct convergent nature and shift to the winds as the damage occurred. The landspout then moved northeast into a small wooded area before emerging into a post office parking lot. About a half dozen vehicles were flipped over in the parking lot, and a few parking lot signs were blown over or lofted and carried about 250 yards away across the highway. The post office building sustained some minor structural damage, including uplift of some metal roofing material. An HVAC unit was blown off of the roof of the building. A large tree was uprooted at the front of the building and a few other trees had several limbs blown down. Cell phone footage taken from across the highway at the Auto Lenders property showed a distinct circulation as the damage was occurring, lofting debris vertically. The landspout then dissipated after impacting the post office property and no additional damage was observed downstream. The Fortis Institute building across the highway off of Magnetic Drive had 3 HVAC units displaced on the roof as well as an array of solar panels damaged. This was determined to have been caused by straight line winds and was not associated with the landspout across the highway. The National Weather Service would like to thank the New Jersey State Police, Lawrence Township Police, Mercer County Office of Emergency Management, and United States Postal Service at Circle Branch for their assistance with this survey. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Staarmann