GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A passing storm Thursday morning caused a considerable amount of damage to homes in the area of Deer Park Circle. At around 5:17 am, a strong wind event
Later in the day, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down at around 4:59 a.m.
Shortly after the touchdown, the Gloucester Township Police Department received several 9-1-1 calls by residents that were reporting storm damage to their homes.
“One resident reported a large tree had fallen over and went through the roof of their residence. Officers arrived and found approximately five residences in the Deer Park Development, located in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township, had storm-related damage. Officers also observed numerous trees knocked down onto several parked vehicles and some were also blocking the roadway,” police said.
The National Weather Service said the EF-1 tornado packed winds up to 90 miles per hour and touched down near Erial Road on the other side of the Marksman Landscaping Company, and traveled northeast towards the Deer Park subdivision, where most of the damage was reported.
Tree limbs were broken off and some trees were snapped and uprooted, the NWS said. The tornado quickly dissipated in the area of the powerlines to the northeast.
“GTPD along with fire personnel from Lambs Terrace & Pine Hill Fire Departments, went door to door to check on the residents and it was quickly determined that there were no injuries. Damage to residences included several trees knocked down onto the roofs, as well as one residence, where a tree fell through the roof and into the living room area of the home. Electric power to the development had also been knocked out,” the police department said today. “The Gloucester Township OEM coordinator, as well as a Gloucester Township construction official arrived on scene and determined that the damage to the residences were not structural and that none of the families had to be displaced.”
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