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A much-publicized video showed the EF-1 tornado crossing from New Jersey into Bristol Township Wednesday.
And on Thursday and Friday, officials from the National Weather Service compiled a detailed report on the tornado.
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The tornado largely impacted an area in Bristol Township covered with grass and brush, avoiding more populated areas. However, it did cause some damage near the Delaware River in Bristol Borough.
Below is the full National Weather Service report:
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: None Injuries: None
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Start Date: Sep 01 2021
Start Time: 6:59 PM EDT
Start Location: 2 SW Burlington, Burlington Co, NJ
End Date: Sep 01 2021 End Time: 7:04 PM EDT
End Location: Bristol, Bucks Co, PA
After cycling from an earlier tornado near Mullica Hill, NJ, a supercell thunderstorm produced an additional tornado in Burlington Township, NJ near the township line with Edgewater Park, NJ. Some evidence of RFD winds was prevalent southward through the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Edgewater Park with one pine tree being uprooted and several small branches being brought down all the way south to Pennington Park in Delanco Township, NJ,but damage was too sparse to be noted as tornadic. As the tornado touched down, numerous hard and softwood trees were uprooted along Jennifer Lane in a neighborhood just off of Beverly Road in Burlington Township. A large branch was also brought down on a vehicle at the intersection of Jennifer Lane and Squire Way. Nearby, a pine tree was brought down, breaking a window to a residence further west on Jennifer Lane with a small Sycamore tree also being snapped at the base a few houses down the road.
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As the tornado crossed Shive Place and Handler Drive, several trees were snapped and large branches brought down. Soffit damage was also observed to a couple of homes nearby. Perhaps the most impressive damage was observed along Beverly Road near the intersection with Handler Drive where resident noted that nearly thirty trees were either uprooted or snapped. Observations seemed to agree with that statement with crews working to repair downed power lines as well.
The tornado then proceeded towards the Delaware River as it took a slight turn towards the north. With only a steel and power plant lying beneath it-these two structurally sound facilities did not appear to sustain any visible damage despite a rather impressive viral Tweet with a video of the tornado passing across the Burlington-Bristol Bridge. Driving across the bridge for this very survey, no damage was noted given the structural integrity of the feature. As the tornado passed through a wooded floodplain along the banks of the Delaware River, no visible damage was noted either. The tornado then lifted just before reaching downtown Bristol, PA, with several trees being snapped along the Bristol Wharf.
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