Tornado Confirmed In NJ, And Videos Show It (UPDATED)

A tornado was confirmed in New Jersey on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Videos below show the apparent twister as it moved through people's yards.

The NWS says it was given video of a "clear funnel with some small debris being lofted." The video came from Lou DiBacco, who also provided the video to Patch.

"A tornado touchdown has been confirmed in Mullica Hill, NJ this evening. Strength/path will be determined via a survey."

A survey team from the National Weather Service in Mount Holly has preliminarily determined the damage sustained in Mullica Hill was caused by a tornado with wind speeds of high intensity.

The team determined damage further to the northeast, in the area just south of Deptford, was caused by tornadic winds of high intensity. It is likely that this damage was caused by the same tornado but with a discontinuous path.

The survey team will next be looking at damage near Blackwood in Camden County. More detailed information, including path length and width as well as specific wind speeds, will be provided later once the survey is completed and additional data have been analyzed.

The tornado was part of a damaging storm that ripped through the area and even closed some schools. Read more: Power Outages, School Closing After Storm Rips Through Gloucester

Alexandra Ranra of Mullica Hill in Gloucester County provided a security video to Patch showing how the apparent tornado swept through her backyard.

"It happened so fast. After the warning came, we didn’t have time to secure anything and good thing we weren’t outside during it," she told Patch.

Here are videos of the tornado:

Here is a picture that shows some of the destruction left behind:

Mullica Hill is an unincorporated community located within Harrison Township in Gloucester County.

This is a developing story. We'll have more information as it comes in.

A tornado warning was in effect for parts of New Jersey on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

The warning was first issued for parts of Gloucester County, but it moved to other parts of the state. A tornado warning was also issued throughout Ocean County through 9:30 p.m., as well as Salem and Camden counties.

A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Woodbury Heights, or 8 miles southwest of Gloucester City, moving east at 40 mph, according to the NWS.