BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — The tornado around the Chesterfield area that formed on Thursday reached estimated peak winds of around 100 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
The agency confirmed the cloud as EF-1 rated, with a width of 100 yards and a distance traveled that reached one and a half miles.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF) measures the peak wind speed of the cloud, which equates to a range of 86 to 110 miles per hour for a level 1 classification.
The tornado lasted for five minutes, according to federal officials.
Along with the previously reported barn collapse, the winds peeled boards and roof shingles off of homes.
A portion of one home's roof ended up in neighboring yards. A wood beam was found in the soffit of a home nearby, while others were found stuck in the ground.
A school in the area also lost part of its roof and farm equipment was also flipped over nearby.
Multiple trees were uprooted and/or snapped in the area of Old York Road.
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