Tornadoes in Philadelphia region: What we know
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Severe weather brought tornadoes to the Philadelphia region Saturday night.
The National Weather Service said at least nine tornadoes touched down from Southern Delaware to North Jersey.
Here's what we know:
Where did the tornadoes occur?
As of Monday, the NWS has confirmed at least nine tornadoes in our region:
Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware
Cinnaminson, Burlington County, New Jersey
Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Sea Girt, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Wrightstown Township and Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Crowsswicks, Burlington County, New Jersey
Allentown-Cream Ridge, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Mays Landing, Atlantic County
The tornado in Bridgeville was an EF-3 storm, according to the NWS. It had max winds of 140 mph and traveled 14.3 miles.
A picture released by the Delaware state government shows the reported 14 mile path of destruction left behind by the storm in Sussex County.
Three of the four tornadoes in Ocean and Monmouth Counties in New Jersey were ruled EF-2 storms by the NWS. The other tornado that traveled from Allentown to Cream Ridge was an EF-1 storm.
The tornado in Jackson Township was the strongest in New Jersey, with max winds of 130 mph and traveling 2.1 miles.
New Jersey's two other tornadoes were recorded in Burlington County.
The NWS said a tornado in Cinnaminson traveled six miles with estimated winds of 100 mph, while the Crosswicks EF-1 storm had winds up to 90 mph.
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Mays Landing with estimated winds of 100 mph.
The EF-1 tornado in Bucks County went 3.9 miles with 105 mph winds.
Did anyone die?
One man was killed in Greenwood after a structure collapsed.
It was the first death from a tornado in Delaware since 1983.
Overall, at least 29 people were killed across the country in weather-related deaths, according to numbers compiled by CBS News. Tornadoes impacted the South, Midwest and Northeast parts of the United States.
What was the damage like?
The Delaware tornado brought widespread damage to Sussex County, officials said.
At least two to three dozen houses were impacted by the severe storms.
CBS News Philadelphia spoke to one woman who lost her home during the tornado.
Delaware officials and volunteer organizations are mobilizing resources to help residents impacted by the storms.
Delaware Gov. John Carney said the state is "incredibly lucky" more lives weren't lost in the tornado. The state is working to get assistance from FEMA and help residents who have been forced from their homes.
While there were no reported tornadoes in Pennsylvania, the severe weather brought power outages across the Delaware Valley and impacted thousands of customers.
Chopper 3 was over plenty of damage caused by the storms in New Jersey, including uprooted trees and downed power lines.
Residents were busy on Sunday cleaning up the mess, but said they're grateful it wasn't worse.
Where did the storms come from?
The severe weather that produced violent tornadoes in the Philadelphia region originated in the South and Midwest before making its way to the Northeast.
The monster storm system shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas and caused other damage to towns across the country, including a theater roof that collapsed during a tornado in Belvidere, Illinois.
It killed a 50-year-old man and injured about 40 others, officials said.
The severe storms were "intense supercell thunderstorms" and are only expected to become more common, especially in Southern states, as temperatures rise around the world.
New Jersey tornado history
According to the Rutgers University Climate Lab, the Garden State averages two tornadoes per year. The storms are usually week and travel a few miles.
There's only been one tornado-related fatality in New Jersey since 1950.
In 1989, New Jersey recorded its most tornadoes in one year with 19. The state also recorded 13 in 2021.
There's never been an EF-4 or EF-5 tornado in New Jersey, which are the highest ratings a tornado can get based on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
