Tornado Reports
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| 19:15Z | EF0 | KCCX | PA | Potter | Coudersport | An official NWS storm survey confirmed an EF0 tornado near Coudersport around 1515 EDT. The weak EF0 tornado briefly touched down just northeast of Coudersport and was embedded within a larger swath of straight-line wind damage associated with a bowing line of severe thunderstorms. The convergent damage swath was on a hillside in a heavily wooded area just off of Reese Hollow Road. The short, narrow path of the EF0 tornado was approximately 150 yards wide and less than a quarter mile long. Damage was confined to the forested area with dozens of downed trees, but no damage to houses or structures. |
| 19:38Z | EF1 | KBGM | NY | Steuben | Presho | A tornado touched down near the intersection of Ryers Creek Road and River Road. Damage was maily caused by trees falling on property along Ryers Creek Road. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped in a narrow, concentrated line crossing the valley. |
| 19:44Z | EF1 | KBGM | NY | Steuben | South Corning | Damage began in heavily wooded property along Welch Road west of the community college. The path moved through the South Corning Community College with most of the damage to trees. It moved down the hill impacting trees and property to the east of the community college and moving into South Corning area. Homes and property were impacted along County Route 44 as the tornado moved east. Two silos were damaged and airborne missiles penetrated a house. There was damage to siding, trim/flashing, and porches. A couple sheds were destroyed. Many homes will have to deal with tree removal. Numerous trees came down in a community just south of 44 on Brown Hollow Road. The tornado ended near Murphy Road. |
| 20:00Z | EF1 | KBGM | NY | Chemung | Hendy Creek | A tornado touched down west of Elmira near Miracle Lane off of Route 352. It traveled through west Elmira and into downtown Elmira along Church Street. It fell hundreds of trees. Some trees smashed cars, homes, and porches. It was amazing no one was injured or killed. The damage path widened while in downtown Elmira between Route 14 and Route 17. Then the tornado turned towards the southeast and traveled in a path near Jerusalem Hill Road. It lifted near the intersection of Jerusalem Hill Road and Monkey Run Road. |
| 20:01Z | EF1 | KBGM | NY | Chemung | North Chemung | A tornado touched down and moved up and down over ridges and valleys for almost 14 miles. The first touch down was across Route 1 in North Chemung. The tornado moved east, eventually moving out of Chemung County into Tioga county just northwest of the Town of Lockwood. The majority of damage was to softwood and hardwood trees which were uprooted or snapped. Unlike the extensive straight-line wind damage found to the south of this track, this damage clearly had signs of circular motion in a very concentrated and narrow path. The damage path averaged about 200 yards wide. Some homes, garages and sheds were damaged by wind with trim or siding torn or shingles off roofs. Some homes had more significant damage from trees falling on them. One barn was completely destroyed. |
| 20:07Z | EF1 | KBGM | NY | Tioga | Lockwood | This is a continuation of the 14 mile long tornado that first touched down in North Chemung, Chemung County. The tornado moved east and entered Tioga County on a hill just northwest of Lockwood and then moved through the town of Lockwood. East of Lockwood and similar to the Elmira tornado, the tornado takes a turn to the southeast doing heavy damage along Crandall Hill Road and down across Oak Hill Road ending just east of there and north of the town of Barton. The majority of damage was to softwood and hardwood trees which were uprooted or snapped. Unlike the extensive straight-line wind damage found to the south of this track, this damage clearly had signs of circular motion in a very concentrated and narrow path. The damage path averaged about 200 yards wide. Some homes, garages and sheds were damaged by wind with trim or siding torn or shingles off roofs. Some homes had more significant damage from trees falling on them. One barn was completely destroyed. |
| 20:52Z | EF0 | KBGM | NY | Broome | Kirkwood | After a nearly continuous path of straight-line wind damage across southwest and south-central Broome county, a survey team confirmed a tornado touch down just east of Interstate 81 in the town of Kirkwood. The tornado path began on Burts Road, approximately 0.62 miles north-northwest of the Burts/Gorman Road intersection. At this location, multiple hard and soft wood trees were snapped or uprooted. Many fallen trees were oriented in a convergent pattern, which is consistent with tornadic damage. The tornado path continued in a south-southeast manner before lifting. |
| 21:00Z | EF1 | KBGM | PA | Susquehanna | Montrose Arpt | A severe thunderstorm produced several areas of tree and minor structural damage to buildings along Davis Road. As the storm tracked east, a tornado was formed and initially touched down around 5 pm along Johnson Pond Road. Significant damage to softwoods and hardwoods was observed a two residences on this road with approximately 75 to 100 trees destroyed. The roof of a small, concrete block building was lifted off and tossed approximately 50 to 75 yards across the road and into a nearby field. The concrete block walls were pushed over. Minor shingle and siding damage was done to each of the residences. The tornado continued tracking east, and decended a hill toward Meshoppen Creek Road. A residence at the base of the hill experienced considerable structural damage from large trees falling into the building. Two sheds were destroyed by winds. The tornado then entered a field and grove of trees, causing damage to several dozen trees. The tree damage was in a chopped up and chaotic appearance, which is indicative of a tornado signature. The tornado lifted before climbing another ridge line to the east of Meshoppen Creek Road. |
| 21:44Z | EF1 | KBGM | PA | Luzerne | Highland | A supercell thunderstorm moved into southern Luzerne county at approximately 5:05 PM EDT from east-central Columbia county. As the storm entered the county, doppler radar indicated a tight cyclonic circulation contained within the storm's mid-levels. As the storm traveled east, numerous trees were downed or uprooted just south of Sybertsville in the township of Sugerloaf. Reports from local Emergency Management Officials indicate that all tree damage in this location was oriented in the same direction, consistent with straight line wind damage. As the storm traveled east, extensive tree damage occurred in Butler Township along east Foothills Drive, immediately east of Route 309. Again, downed trees were oriented all in the same direction, consistent with straight line wind damage with winds estimated between 90-100 mph. The storm then continued east where extensive damage occurred along main street just south of Freeland in western Foster Township. At this location, an outside storage building was destroyed. Debris from the building then traveled through the air and penetrated in several locations the roof of a 58 foot tall building. After hitting and destroying the building, additional damage occurred directly to the northeast where several trees were downed or uprooted. Downed trees were convergent in nature, consistent with a tornadic circulation moving over the area. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).