Tornado Strikes Mercer County, NJ, as Storms Leave Damage in Several Places

WATCH: SteveSosnaNBC explains some of what he saw as a rare February tornado moved through Mercer County, NJ, Tuesday. FirstAlertWeather

A Tornado Warning was issued for Hamilton Square, Twin Rivers and Hightstown in Mercer County around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday. The warning was canceled around 4 p.m.

Footage from SkyForce10 showed downed trees and damage to homes in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, shortly after the warning was canceled.meteorologists from the National Weather Service would visit parts of Mercer County on Wednesday to investigate whether a tornado touched down. The survey team is inspecting the damage near West Windsor and Lawrenceville to determine if there was evidence that a twister was responsible or if the damage was caused by straight-line thunderstorm winds.

The storms also caused trees to topple on cars while large branches blocked roads at the Lawrence Square Village condo community.Frozen, busted windshields after trees toppled during the storm, a possible rare Winter Tornado in New Jersey!

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