In an update issued at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, the NWS confirmed a tornado near Pine Brook, bringing the statewide total to four. Additional details about the Pine Brook tornado were not immediately released.
Earlier Wednesday afternoon, the NWS said survey teams had confirmed tornadoes in the Stanhope/Mount Olive area and the Lower Berkshire Valley area. Crews were also surveying storm damage in Parsippany-Troy Hills, where another tornado had been considered possible.
The weather service said further details on the three tornadoes along the Interstate 80 corridor will be released later Wednesday evening.
Earlier Wednesday, the NWS confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in Cape May Point during Tuesday evening's storms. The tornado came ashore as a waterspout at 6:15 p.m., producing estimated peak winds of 60 to 70 mph. It traveled about 0.26 miles before lifting roughly one minute later, according to the NWS. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Surveyors found a narrow path of tree damage along Lincoln Avenue, Yale Avenue, and near the intersection of Oxford Avenue and West Lake Drive. Witnesses also reported seeing the waterspout move ashore at Cape May Point Beach, the weather service said.
An EF-0 is the lowest rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which classifies tornadoes based on estimated wind speeds and resulting damage. EF-0 tornadoes produce winds between 65 and 85 mph.
The National Weather Service said additional information will be released as storm damage surveys continue.
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