Tropical storm sparks tornado warnings in trek up East Coast

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By RUSS BYNUM and CURT ANDERSON

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Severe weather from Tropical Storm Elsa spurred tornado warnings in Delaware and New Jersey early Friday as the system moved over the mid-Atlantic states and into the northeastern United States.

Overnight in coastal New Jersey, a 78 mph (126 kph) wind gust was recorded in Ludlam Bay, and a 71 mph (114 kph) gust was recorded in Beach Haven — both appeared to be “associated with nearby tornadoes,” the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. update.

Elsa had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph), forecasters said. It was located 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and 175 miles (280 kilometers) southwest of Montauk Point, New York.

The system was already blamed for one death in Florida on Wednesday. And Elsa previously sparked a damaging tornado in Georgia.



Fallen trees block Front Street on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Valrico. Tropical Storm Elsa continued to track north after dropping heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/environment-and-nature-storms-tropical-storms-32dd89fe657e8a3330bbd326742391d1

[Lochloosa]

1. Take the tornado warning seriously. She dropped an F1 on my neighborhood

Everyone is fine. Just lots of debris.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Have been tracking Elsa most of the morning

Fortunately the TS has been a faster mover so it was not crawling along dumping tons of rain along the northern Midatlantic and Northeast states. It's currently up the coast just south of CT and RI and churning along at 31 mph. I did see when the Tornado Warning went up - the cell spun into land off the coast. Not sure if there was an actual reported tornado but it was a radar-indicated possibility and that prompted the Warning.

Link to tweet

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NWS Mount Holly
@NWS_MountHolly
Happy Friday! Elsa is departing the area, and all Tropical Storm Warnings have been cancelled. Skies will be clearing this morning, but additional showers/storms are possible later today. If you had any storm related damage overnight, please let us know! #NJwx #PAwx #DEwx #MDwx
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8:00 AM · Jul 9, 2021