Tornado touches down in Atlantic County, New Jersey

A brief tornado touched down in Atlantic County, New Jersey, on a Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service confirmed the twister occurred around 4:41 PM in a wooded and marshy area approximately four miles southeast of Estell Manor.

The event lasted no more than 30 seconds and resulted in no reported injuries or damage. Because the touchdown took place in an inaccessible area and no damage could be definitively linked to the storm, the National Weather Service classified it as “EF-U” for “unknown,” which is the lowest possible classification. No specific path length or width was determined.