[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 9/28/2010 10:33:05 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP IN CHESTER COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA...

LOCATION...NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP IN CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...300 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0# 
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS 
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.78N / 75.88W 
ENDING LAT/LON...39.80N / 75.88W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP IN CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010.

A WEAK TORNADO...EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE...TOUCHED DOWN
IN NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP IN SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY AROUND 3 PM ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
ROUTE 896 AND SAGINAW ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED IN A
NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, CROSSING AVONDALE ROAD BEFORE LIFTING
BRIEFLY, THEN TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN IN A WOODED AREA BEHIND AVON
GROVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. 

NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OR DAMAGED FROM THIS TORNADO, AND A
FEW HOUSES EXPERIENCED ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. A CAR WAS ALSO
TOSSED AROUND AS THE STORM MOVED THROUGH.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATES THE ASSISTANCE OF STAFF
MEMBERS FROM NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FROM THE
CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. 

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHI.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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JJM