Tornado Briefly Touched Down Amid Friday Storms In South Jersey, Officials Say

What's a gustnado? Brief storm strikes NJ community during Friday's severe weather

Not only did a tornado touch down in South Jersey during last Friday’s string of severe storms, but something dubbed a “gustnado” also made landfall. The 50-yeard wide gustnado spun for less than a minute for about 100 yards near North Blue Bell Road and Coles Mill Road in Franklinville, Gloucester County, around 12:50 p.m. on May 16, 2025, the National Weather Service said. “It was determined that a brief gustnado formed at this location, snapp…

Rare 'gustnado' formed in South Jersey during Friday's storms: NWS

A rare "gustnado" formed in Gloucester County, New Jersey, during Friday's storms, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Tornado Briefly Touched Down Amid Friday Storms In South Jersey, Officials Say

Tornado Touched Down In Atlantic County Friday: Officials - Galloway, NJ - The small tornado traveled half of a mile Friday afternoon, damaging the Collings Lakes neighborhood in Atlantic County.

NWS Confirms Tornados Touched Down Friday

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has confirmed two separate tornadoes touched down during a series of severe storms on Friday, May 16, 2025, impacting areas of Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. A damage survey released Sunday afternoon provided updated details on both events. A tornado rated EF-1 with estimated peak winds between 100 and 110 miles per hour began at approximately 6:52 p.m. near Rhodesdale in Dorchester County, Maryla…