PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, N.J., has confirmed that it was indeed a tornado that ripped through parts of Sussex County, Delaware, early Monday morning.
Officials say an EF-2 Tornado did touch down around 3:38 a.m. Monday in the Laurel and Seaford areas of Delaware. At first, the tornado was classified as an EF-1, but it was later upgraded to an EF-2, with estimated maximum wind speeds of 120 mph.
We have confirmed that an EF-2 tornado impacted Sussex County, DE early this morning --️ This information is preliminary and is still pending further review. A brief summary can be found on our website at https://t.co/zxSz7xeZiv #DEwx pic.twitter.com/k1jQbAG4lK
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly)
April 15, 2019 The National Weather Service says the tornado was half of a football field across and stretched more than six miles.
High heavy winds left more than a dozen buildings seriously damaged, while also uprooting or snapping trees and tearing down power lines.
Rescue crews saved a man after a massive tree crashed into his home.
No one was killed by the tornado, and only one person was hospitalized, but his injuries were not believed to be serious.
