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July 29 tornado outbreak had more tornadoes than any other outbreak on record in Southeastern PA, NJ
BENSALEM TWP., Pa. - The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly has finished surveying the damage from the July 29 tornado outbreak, confirming that nine tornadoes touched down across the Delaware and Lehigh valleys.Five tornadoes tore a path of destruction through southeastern Pennsylvania, while the other four twisters ripped through parts of central and southern New Jersey.The strongest tornado tracked from Somerton to Trevose to Bensalem in Pennsylvania and was rated EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with peak winds estimated at 140 mph. This was the first F/EF-3 tornado in Pennsylvania since July 17, 2004, in Lebanon County.