Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Atlantic County, New Jersey, July 21, 1987

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length0.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.35, -74.58) to the end point (39.35, -74.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 21, 1987, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: New Jersey
Counties: Atlantic County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 21, 1987

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jul 21, 1987	F4	Wyoming	24.3 mi	2,550 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F3	North Dakota	1 mi	100 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F2	Wyoming	5 mi	140 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F1	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F1	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F1	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F1	Idaho	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Virginia	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	23 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	Minnesota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 21, 1987	F0	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.