[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 7/23/2013 6:22:49 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
449 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2013

...GUSTNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CEDAR GLEN WEST, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW 
JERSEY...

A GROUP OF WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS COMPLETED A STORM SURVEY 
JUST OUTSIDE OF CEDAR GLEN WEST THIS AFTERNOON. DURING THE AFTERNOON 
OF JULY 22, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:10 PM, A GUSTNADO WITH WINDS UP 
TO 60 MPH BROUGHT DOWN SEVERAL TREES AND RESULTED IN SOME MINOR ROOF 
DAMAGE. THANKS TO CHRIS ALDRICH, LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR,  
AND EILEEN GRAHN, A RESIDENT, FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH REGARDS TO 
THIS SURVEY.

FOR REFERENCE, A GUSTNADO IS A SMALL WHIRLWIND WHICH FORMS AS AN 
EDDY IN THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. THEY DO NOT CONNECT WITH ANY CLOUD 
BASE ROTATION AND ARE NOT TORNADOES. THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS 
THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENTS AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A 
WEAK TORNADO.

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