July 18, 2021
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–The National Weather Service Mount Holly, NJ has release a preliminary damage survey from last night’s EF-1 Tornado that damaged trees and power lines in Northern Burlington County. The tornado started south of Columbus around 10:25 p.m. and proceeded towards Jacobstown, NJ and ending at 10:36 p.m. The path was 800 yards wide and almost 8 miles long.
See full National Weather Service report below:
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/17/2021 TORNADO EVENT... THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED AND MOVED ACROSS THE REGION STARTING EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LATE SATURDAY EVENING, A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND FAR NORTHERN DELMARVA. A SURGING SEGMENT OF THIS LINE PROGRESSED THROUGH BURLINGTON COUNTY NJ, PRODUCING A TORNADO IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. .SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP NJ TORNADO... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80-90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 7.9 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 800 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JULY 17, 2021 START TIME: 10:25 PM EDT START LOCATION: 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS, NJ START LAT/LON: 40.051/-74.722 END DATE: JULY 17, 2021 END TIME: 10:36 PM EDT END LOCATION: JACOBSTOWN, NJ END LAT/LON: 40.079/-74.580 A NARROW, DISCONTINUOUS, PATH OF TREE DAMAGE BEGAN JUST EAST OF THE ROUTE 206 AND COLUMBUS-JOBSTOWN ROAD INTERSECTION. THIS IS 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE BURLINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH OF COLUMBUS- JOBSTOWN ROAD. FROM THERE, SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED OFF ON ISLAND ROAD. ONE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND ONE WAS SNAPPED ON JULIUSTOWN-GEORGETOWN ROAD. AN ADDITIONAL TREE WAS SNAPPED ON NJ ROUTE 68. NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS WERE BLOWN ON POWERLINES ON MONMOUTH ROAD NEAR TILGHMANS CORNER. SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN JACOBSTOWN IN NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED BEFORE THE OCEAN COUNTY LINE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS BURLINGTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE MEDIA, OUR SKYWARN SPOTTERS, AND THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING AREAS OF DAMAGE.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH
July 18, 2021
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Just after 6:00 a.m. the Hamilton Township Fire Department was dispatched to 3 Industrial Drive for a fire alarm activation. Upon arrival firefighters reported a heavy smoke condition inside the building and full first alarm was called. Firefighters donned air packs and advanced hose lines in the building. Once arriving at the source of the smoke and firefighters found a large quantity of paper burning, the fire was being held in check by the fire sprinkler system. Firefighters had to finish extinguishing what the fire sprinkler system could not. Firefighters set up fans and vented the smoke from the building. Quick actions of built in fire protection systems and responding firefighters saved the building and the business should be able to reopen quickly.
Robbinsville Township Fire Department responded to the scene, other surrounding departments responded to scene or moved up to cover the Township.
The Hamilton Township Fire Marshal was on scene investigating the fire and cleared the scene around 8:30 a.m.
No other information is available at this time.
