WOODBINE, N.J. - The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed two tornadoes touched down in New Jersey early Friday morning as Tropical Storm Elsa plowed into the Jersey shore.
Weather surveyors confirmed an EF-1 tornado hit Woodbine, New Jersey around 2:40 a.m. with wind gusts up to 100 mph and a width of 75-yards.The twister lasted just two minutes, according to the Weather Service, but left significant damage in its wake.
A picnic shelter at Ocean World pool club was ripped to pieces and its roof was thrown into a nearby swimming pool. The club's rec center and office building also sustained structural damage.