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VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Toms River VIDEO: Tornado Touches Down In Toms River
Video: Tornado Touches Down In Toms River A small tornado touched down along the shore of Ocean County, the National Weather Service announced Thursday. The tornado, with winds of 70 mph, began as a waterspout in Barnegat Bay near Normandy Beach, briefly touched inland, and then returned out to sea, meteorologists said. Normandy Beach is on the barrier island between Mantaloking and Lavallette. So the tiny twister moved from the bay over the narrow strip of land -- less than a half-mile -- then back over the ocean. Winds of 70 mph matched the top straight-line winds that caused widespread damage in Toms River. The twister swirled …

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by Jon Craig