Tornado May Have Touched Down In These PA, NJ Towns

A tornado may have hit Lehigh Valley and Delaware River towns Monday, Aug. 7.

Areas of tornado damage survey in PA.
Photo Credit: *National Weather Service*

08/08/2023 1:41 p.m.

The National Weather Service sent survey teams to evaluate an area west of Milford in New Jersey, as well as areas in eastern Allentown, western Bethlehem, and Hellertown/Coopersburg in Pennsylvania.

Storm Photos and comments shared by residents show the severity of the damages the strong storms caused:

“Our neighborhood has extensive damage and I saw a greenish cloud with rotation before we headed to the basement,” a western Lehigh County resident commented alongside a photo of overturned outdoor furniture crammed between wrought-iron fencing.

“We have trees uprooted in the back yard facing one way and trees uprooted in front yard facing other way. As a meteorology graduate, I have seen straight-line wind damage and this is different.”

Downed trees and wires were also prevalent in photo comments.

According to NJ.com, approximately 4,000 homes remained without electricity Tuesday morning, Aug. 8. A total of 10 tornadoes have touched down in the Garden State so far this year, the outlet added.

The final assessment of the survey was expected by Tuesday evening.

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