Tornado in New Jersey, June 22, 1996

A tornado touched down in the south side of Trenton and remained on the ground for about two miles and entered Hamilton Township before it lifted. No injuries were reported and one inch hail preceded the tornado in Hamilton Township. The worst damage occurred in Trenton where the roof of a duplex apartment building was peeled. About three dozen residents were temporarily displaced and eleven were made homeless. Damaging winds preceded the tornado farther north in Trenton along Hamilton and Culbertson Avenues. The tornado touched down on the south side of Trenton just east of Broad Street (U.S. Route 206) and just south of Dye Street. Numerous trees were sheared off and most of the property damage was caused by these fallen trees. Wind and tree damage continued sporadically southeast into Hamilton Township mainly to the west of U.S. Route 206 to the Independence Mall. The tornado lifted, but some damaging straight line winds uprooted numerous trees a bit farther southeast in Hamilton Township between Interstates 295 and 195. Public Service Electric and Gas reported 16,000 homes lost power throughout Mercer County.