Strong tornadoes hitting highly populated areas in PA and NJ
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Posted on 9/1/2021, 4:15:14 PM by janetjanet998
Tornado emergencies ongoing
janetjanet998 wrote: |
WATCH: Massive tornado on ground south of Downtown Philadelphia |
From your link:
janetjanet998 wrote: |
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ NJC005-021-PAC017-012330- ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AT 712 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! |
Holy crap. That reminds me of May 3, 1999 (central OK, F-5, 318 mph winds), and 05/31/13 (El Reno, OK, 2.6 MILES wide, 295 mph winds.)
Lived a city block away from the 05/03/99 destruction. Will never forget it. Asphalt sucked off the road bed. Grass sucked out of the ground. A mile of chain-link fence blown away from the western edge of Tinker AFB. It was never found.