2 Tornadoes Confirmed In Philly Area, Weather Service Says

PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS — The National Weather Service has confirmed there were two tornadoes in the Philadelphia suburbs Tuesday. They were two of six tornadoes in the region as a result of Tropical Storm Isaias, which forged its destructive path through the region Tuesday morning and afternoon.

The NWS Wednesday morning said it confirmed the tornadoes in Montgomery and Bucks counties. Two others were confirmed along the Jersey Shore, and others in Delaware and Maryland.

The specific locations and the EF-scale rating of the tornadoes was not released by the weather service Wednesday, as investigators are continuing to look at evidence. The full investigation "will likely take several days to complete, and it is possible that additional damage from the tornadoes may be found," the weather service said in a statement.

NWS meteorologist Nicholas Carr confirmed to Patch Tuesday that the agency was investigating a tornado in the Doylestown area.

The destructive storm passed through the area around 11:15 a.m. and caused damage to buildings and cars. It left local neighborhoods scattered with debris, toppling mailboxes, and downing trees and power lines.

The high winds caused extensive damage at the Doylestown Hospital campus and were strong enough to blow off a portion of the roof of the Children's Village, an onsite childcare facility. Additionally, six cars that were in the parking lot were overturned by the winds, hospital officials said.