Meteorologists from the National Weather Service of Philadelphia - Mt. Holly say the tornado that hit communities along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border was classified as an EF-3 tornado with maximum winds up to 140 mph.
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The tornado struck Thursday afternoon during a busy series of severe weather warnings for the Northeast United States.
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Debris could be seen falling from the sky in Bensalem and nearby communities after the tornado hit Thursday.
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So far there have been about 20 tornadoes reported on Thursday across parts of the Northeast United States.
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Another tornado then hit later in the evening in Ocean County, New Jersey. There were multiple areas of storm damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado but a few spots on Long Beach Island, NJ experienced EF-2 tornado damage.
Here are a couple of maps showing you where some of the tornadoes hit Thursday.
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The EF tornado scale is short for Enhanced Fujita and ranges from 0 to 5, with 5 being the strongest
- EF-0: Winds 65-85 mph
- EF-1: Winds 86-110 mph
- EF-2: Winds 111-135 mph
- EF-3: Winds 136-165 mph
- EF-4: Winds 166-200 mph
- EF-5: Winds 201 + mph
According to the National Weather Service, the Bensalem - Trevose area tornado was the first EF-3 tornado in Pennsylvania since 2004 and first EF-3 tornado in New Jersey since 1990! There have not been any reports of injuries or fatalities at this time.
Here are additional videos of the storms from Thursday:
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