Powerful storms swept through northern New Jersey, downing trees and causing widespread power outages.
Police in Sussex County Tuesday night were investigating reports that a possible tornado damaged Lenape Valley Regional High School in Stanhope. The school has sent out an alert saying that school would be closed on Wednesday.
National Weather Service officials have not confirmed that a tornado touched down in the area.
In New York City, a tornado warning for Staten Island has since expired, although severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect for the metro area.
Additionally, atrained weather spotter reported seeing a funnel cloud at the base of a rotating thunderstorm in Mendham, according topreliminary reports released by the National Weather Service.
And this is video from Stanhope, NJ, near where a high school is closed tomorrow due to storm damage @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/c4dBrcGaM8
— Jessica Layton (@JLaytonTV) May 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/scott_olson/status/1133564550115143682
In New York City, a tornado warning for Staten Island has since expired, although severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect for the metro area.
Large Hail in Staten Island pic.twitter.com/abJssdkMpd
— NYScanner (@nyscanner) May 29, 2019
Nasty storm cell over Staten Island just now. One of our photographers just shot this hail on his cell phone @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/TpDNUzR7tm
— Jessica Layton (@JLaytonTV) May 29, 2019
Heavy hail still coming down in #StatenIsland pic.twitter.com/BdCeHEAa6L
— NYScanner (@nyscanner) May 29, 2019
Severe storms and several tornadoes swept through Pennsylvania, damaging homes. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Emergency dispatchers in eastern Pennsylvanias Berks and Chester county reported roof damage and some partial collapses in Caernarvon Township, which includes Morgantown.
Some areas of the county, including downtown Reading, reported hail the size of a ping pong ball.
The National Weather Service says a tornado was confirmed in eastern Pennsylvania. Meteorologist Jonathan OBrien says a damage assessment team will be sent to the area Wednesday to determine the strength of the twister that struck Tuesday.
OBrien says Berks County emergency officials reported structural damage to about 20 properties, some of it significant. Emergency dispatchers in Berks and Chester counties earlier cited roof damage and some partial collapses in Caernarvon Township, which includes Morgantown.
BREAKING VIDEO: Possible tornado touching down in Indiana, Pennsylvania outside of #Pittsburgh. This video just into the newsroom from Indiana County. https://t.co/PjeB2LFNhT #pawx #Tornado #severeweather #SevereWx pic.twitter.com/41kbnAIler
— KDKA (@KDKA) May 28, 2019
DAMAGING HAIL: Video just into the newsroom of large damaging hail falling in West Kittanning, Pennsylvania in Armstrong County. https://t.co/IISjc52jiK Video: Krystle Cressler pic.twitter.com/Z2TwlyNoIX
— KDKA (@KDKA) May 28, 2019
WHOA! INCREDIBLE VIDEO: Large hail falling in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania which is in Mercer County. The falling hail is deafening on the roof of this business. Latest Details: https://t.co/BDPIx4HgrA #pawx #hail #mercercounty pic.twitter.com/OnVzBA0OZq
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) May 28, 2019
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