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Tornado Warning — Cape May, NJ — Jul 21, 2026

NWS PHI · ETN 14 · National Weather Service warning
Tornado Warning for Cape May — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office PHI issued a tornado warning at 22:05 UTC on Jul 21, 2026 covering Cape May, NJ. The warning was in effect for 12 minutes, ending at Jul 21, 2026 22:17 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.07, -74.77, moving east-northeast at about 22 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
Cape May Point Cape May, NJ Unrated Video was shared on social media of a waterspout moving ashore. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Cape May Point ANZ454, NJ Unrated Updates previous tornado report from Cape May Point. A waterspout was witnessed going on shore the beach at Cape May point. A narrow path of tree damage was noted along (PHI)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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