Photos by Steve Skipton
Saturday 6 PM Wind custs of 45 mph to 60 mph caused numerous trees to fall in Gloucester City and throughout the South Jersey area. Above a tree fell across the 200 block of Market Street blocking off traffic. Wires down, the people in two homes had to be evacuated.
In the photo on the left taken in the area of the railroad and the 800 block of Middlesex Street a tree broke in half landing on a parked car and a section of the garage and house. There were no injuries reported.
Also in Gloucester City there were numerous calls to the police/fire departments about utility poles being damaged in the 200 block of Jersey Avenue, and along Water Street.
The Department of Transportation is reporting that the left lane on I-76/NJ-42 Southbound between Exit 1C: US 130 Southbound/Brooklawn/Westville and Exit 14: Creek Road/CR-753 is being shut down due to flooding.
According to Accu-Weather the last and most potent blast of the current complex winter storm will continue to slam the Northeast into tonight. The storm will bring a wide variety of adverse weather, ranging from flooding rain to strong thunderstorms to a dangerous blizzard.
The wide variety of adverse weather has created numerous problems for weekend travelers. The AccuWeather.com Traffic Report center and the FAA Flight Delay map will have the latest travel information for motorists and airline passengers.
On Friday, at least 15 tornadoes were sighted as severe storms slammed the Southeast from northern Florida to southern South Carolina.
Two people were killed in north Florida when a tornado touched down near Lake City. Columbia County Emergency Management spokesman Harvey Campbell reported to the AP that a woman was killed when a tree fell on her mobile home and a man was electrocuted when he tried to connect a generator after a power outage.
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