Tornadoes Near Philly, South Jersey Cause Extensive Damage

The Weather Channel

By Jan Wesner Childs – September 1, 2021

A string of tornadoes tore across the Philadelphia metropolitan area Wednesday night, trapping people in their homes, damaging buildings, knocking down trees and power lines and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

A 911 dispatcher in Mantua Township, N.J., told weather.com that people were trapped in their basements, roofs were gone and there were reports of some injuries, including broken bones.

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