See it: Powerful nor’easter unleashes tornadoes, large hail and flooding across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Nearly 50 storm reports were recorded from Delaware to New York.
Watch: Rare tornado spotted in New Jersey as severe storms impact the region
A rare tornado was caught on camera in New Jersey as severe thunderstorms swept across the region. The powerful storms produced funnel clouds, large hail and damaging winds.
THE TAKEAWAY:
- Severe thunderstorms slammed the Northeast on Thursday, causing rain, hail and damaging winds.
- Nearly 50 storm reports were recorded from Delaware to New York.
- Several tornadoes were also reported across portions of Delaware and New Jersey.
Severe weather slammed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on Thursday as a powerful nor’easter moved across the region, bringing heavy rain, large hail, damaging winds and several reported tornadoes.
According to FOX Weather, nearly 50 storm reports were recorded from Delaware to New York.
Severe thunderstorms dropped large hail near Pedricktown, New Jersey, after a radar-confirmed tornado occurred in southern New Jersey. (Joe Clemente / FOX Weather)
Several tornadoes were reported across portions of Delaware and New Jersey, with reports stretching from Wilmington, DE, north toward Trenton, NJ.
Videos obtained by FOX Weather captured the developing storms, including large funnel clouds forming over parts of the region.
In one video, a large funnel cloud is seen developing over Claymont, DE, while another shows a storm moving across Pedricktown, NJ.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Mount Holly, NJ, said it would investigate the reports on Friday and in the days ahead.
Hotel sign collapses onto cars during severe storms in Delaware
Powerful storms swept through the state, leaving a trail of destruction. A hotel sign came crashing down onto several cars in a parking lot as severe weather moved through the area.
Storm damage was also reported across parts of the Northeast as powerful thunderstorms moved through the area.
As the storm intensified, the NWS issued multiple Tornado Warnings across portions of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
A Tornado Warning was even issued for JFK International Airport and portions of Queens, New York.
In New Jersey, the NWS Mount Holly office issued three Tornado Warnings on Thursday, marking the second-highest number of November Tornado Warnings issued by the office in a single day.
Outside the tornado reports, the storm also produced more than 39 reports of hail.
Nor'easter brings heavy rain and hail to New Jersey
Intense thunderstorms bring large accumulations of hail throughout Bridgeport, New Jersey, as a nor'easter slams the Northeast.
Burlington Township, NJ, reported hail measuring 1.75 inches in diameter, the largest hail report received during the outbreak.
Videos obtained by FOX Weather showed large hail pounding Breezy Point and Rockaway Beach in Queens.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall spread across coastal New Jersey and into New York, triggering flooding in parts of the region.
JFK International Airport in New York recorded just over 3.32 inches of rain, marking Thursday the airport's second-wettest November day on record.
According to FOX Weather, the storm inundated streets, creating hazardous conditions.
As the powerful nor’easter continues moving north along the East Coast, periods of heavy rain are expected to persist through Friday.
The storm is forecast to move offshore near Cape Cod before it heads towards Canada.