GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (November 13, 2026)– A hailstorm hit South Jersey and the Philadelphia area on Thursday afternoon, November 12, around 3 PM. The storm was predicted, but most paid no attention to the possibility. Simply put, it has been years since hail fell with the intensity shown in the video. So why did we see it now? We were able to pull up our porch window awnings, but the awning over the front door looks like a piece of Swiss cheese, as the hail destroyed it.

There were reports that the Westville Bridge was flooded during the storm.

Around 4:30 PM, the National Weather Service reported a tornado blew through a string of toll booths on the New Jersey Turnpike in the Bordentown area, Burlington County.

New Jersey Turnpike video that was captured online showed cars parked under toll booths as the wind and rain poured down in the dark sky, according to The PATCH.

Four counties, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem, were all under a tornado warning until 4:30 p.m.

While driving through Tampa Bay, Florida, on I-275 a few years ago, the sky was black, the wind was rocking the van, and at times it felt as if the van would tip over. The rain is coming down in buckets. Hailstones are coming at us in every direction. The weatherman reported that a tornado had touched down in Tampa. “If you are traveling on I-275, pull to the side of the road and lie in the ditch alongside the highway until the tornado passes.”

At the time, we had our two Labradors with us, Lacey and Erica. The ditch we were supposed to lie in was full of water. It was so deep we would drown. Despite the weather, Lacey and Erica wanted to go swimming and play. Connie and I looked at each other and decided to take our chances with the storm. Fortunately, we made the right decision. Another year in Hilton Head Island, we were with our friends, Bill and Babe Tourtual. They had just purchased a new car. A hailstorm hit and dented the roof so badly they had to trade it in for a used car.