Tornado, National Weather Service and New Jersey
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It was not a tornado, but rather a gustnado with 100-105 mph winds that brought down trees and branches in Franklinville, New Jersey, on May 16, 2025, the National Weather Service said.
A day after a tornado ripped through their community, neighbors in Collings Lakes came together to help each other after the storm. Ray Strickland reports.
A day after a tornado ripped through their community, neighbors in Collings Lakes came together to help each other after the storm.
Residents of Collings Lakes, New Jersey, are shaken after a tornado barreled through their community on Friday.
In addition to the gustnado, the weather service upgraded the size and strength of a small tornado that struck South Jersey on Friday afternoon.
The National Weather Service shared new information about the tornado that damaged property in New Jersey and said that a gustnado formed during the storms.
An extreme weather outbreak on May 16 spawned deadly tornadoes and storms. At least 23 were killed in Kentucky, 7 in Missouri and 2 in Virginia.