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Line 256: === July 23 === {{Tornado chart small|EFU=0|EF0=1|EF1=4|EF2=0|EF3=0|EF4=0|EF5=0}} Between late July 22 and early July 23, several rounds of powerful thunderstorms moved through [[Rhode Island]] and southeastern [[Massachusetts]], prompting rare tornado warnings for the region. Around mid-day of July 23, two EF1 tornadoes struck two different towns on Cape Cod. One tornado touched down in [[West Yarmouth, Massachusetts|West Yarmouth]], ripping off the roof of the Cape Sands Inn, uprooting dozens of trees, and sending one tree into a residence. This tornado lifted ten minutes later in South Yarmouth. The second EF1 tornado struck [[Harwich, Massachusetts|Harwich]], snapping trees and ripping shingles off of roofs before lifting five minutes later. A survey by NWS meteorologists discovered a third EF1 tornado struck Harwich, remaining on the ground for only one minute. No casualties were reported. Just three other confirmed tornadoes have occurred on Cape Cod since 1950, one of which occurred just nine months prior in October 2018. Two other weak tornadoes touched down in North Carolina, and a total of five tornadoes were confirmed as a result of this event.<ref name="WCVB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/tornado-starter-for-clone-1563894885/28481319|title=Third tornado struck Cape Cod in last week's outbreak, meteorologists say|date=July 25, 2019|website=WCVB}}</ref> Straight line winds due to the storm caused 325,000 customers in New Jersey to lose power, the largest power outage in state history since [[Hurricane Sandy]],<ref>[https://www.app.com/story/weather/2019/07/23/more-than-325-000-left-without-power-after-monday-storms/1802323001/ NJ weather: Storm's winds were worst in NJ since Sandy], Ashbury Park Press, July 23, 2019</ref> while flooding due to the system forced the closure of the [[Long Island Expressway]] close to Francis Lewis Boulevard for an hour late on July 22,<ref>[https://patch.com/new-york/bayside/long-island-expressway-ne-queens-floods-rain-pummels-nyc Long Island Expressway In NE Queens Floods After Rain Pummels NYC], Patch, July 22, 2019</ref>. {{clear}} | |||