Tornado Reports
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| 18:33Z | EF2 | KPBZ | PA | Crawford | Conneautville | A tornado touched down in a field on the eastern edge of Conneautville and tracked eastward roughly parallel to Highway 198. The tornado quickly strengthened to EF2 intensity and destroyed a duplex. A nursing home was also damaged and lost large sections of roofing. Residents of the nursing home were in the process of being moved to the interior of the building when the tornado struck. Only one minor injury was reported. The tornado damaged several other homes and structures before lifting near the intersection of Carr Road and Norrisville Road. The maximum winds were estimated up to 115 mph. |
| 19:05Z | EF1 | KPBZ | PA | Crawford | Woodcock | A NWS storm survey found an EF-1 tornado touched down near Price Road in rural Crawford County just north of Blooming Valley. The tornado tracked east-southeast towards Highway 77 and the Richmond Township area. There were numerous trees uprooted or snapped along the path in a heavily forest area. At least one home had minor to moderate roof and exterior damage along Oregon Corners Road. The tornado lifted near North Richmond Road and Highway 77. The tornado had a path length around 3.5 miles and width of 75 yards. The maximum winds were estimated up to 105 mph. |
| 19:32Z | EF1 | KPBZ | PA | Crawford | Townville | A NWS storm survey found an EF-1 tornado touched down just west-northwest of Steuben Township center on Le Beof Trail Road and tracked east crossing State Gamelands, Tryonville Road, and Mystic Park Road before ending near Dutch Street. Intermittent tree damage in the form of snapped and uprooted trees occurred. There was damage to one barn. The tornado had a path length of 3 miles and a width of 25 yards. The maximum winds were estimated up to 90 mph. |
| 19:43Z | EF1 | KBUF | PA | Warren | Wrightsville | An EF-1 tornado was confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey to have occurred near Lottsville in Warren County during the afternoon of October 2, 2018. A forested area was damaged, with dozens of trees either snapped or uprooted. A concrete chimney attached to a home was blown over as well. The path length was nearly 0.85 miles, with a maximum path width of approximately 75 yards and a maximum wind speed estimated to be 95-105 mph. |
| 20:14Z | EF1 | KOKX | NY | Rockland | Willow Grove | A National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Survey Team, in conjunction with the Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services, conducted a storm survey of the damage around Stony Point New York. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar the following has been determined. The tornado originated in Harriman State Park west of the Palisades Interstate Parkway and Gate Hill Road, and ended near Wilderness Drive in Stony Point. Numerous trees were uprooted and down. The most severe damage is consistent with maximum wind speeds of around 100 MPH, |which indicates this was an EF-1 tornado. The tornado had a maximum path width of around 100 yards and was on the ground continuously for around one and one-half miles. |
| 20:44Z | EF1 | KOKX | NY | Westchester | Kitchawan | A National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Survey of damage in the town of New Castle New York was conducted in conjunction with the Westchester County Office of Emergency Management, and New Castle Police. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar the following results were determined. The tornado began just west of the Taconic State Parkway, near the Hamlet of Millwood, and ended near Taylor Road south of the Hamlet of Mount Kisco. Many trees were uprooted or snapped along the path. There was also some roof damage to a few homes along the tornado's path. The strongest damage occurred along route 100 in Millwood, with many large hardwood trees uprooted and snapped. This damage is consistent with maximum wind speeds of around 110 mph, making this an EF-1 tornado. The tornado had a maximum path width of around 300 yards and was on the ground continuously for around three and three-quarter miles. |
| 21:03Z | EF0 | KCCX | PA | Jefferson | Roseville | Eyewitness accounts and several videos confirm that a tornado |initially touched down just west of the Moonlight Drive-In Theatre|along US322 just west of Brookville. Sporadic minor to moderate |tree damage was observed along a 4 mile track to the east, last |observed along Kirkman Rd just north of the 82 mile marker of |Interstate 80. The track is presumed to have crossed Interstate 80|roughly at the North Fork Creek bridge. |
| 21:03Z | EF2 | KCCX | PA | Lycoming | Texas | An EF-2 tornado was confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey to have occurred to the southwest of Liberty, near the Tioga/Lycoming County line, during the early evening of October 2, 2018. Hundreds of trees were felled in this rural area, as a result of the tornado. The path length was just over 2 miles, with a maximum path width of approximately 200 yards and maximum winds estimated to be 115-120 mph. |
| 21:05Z | EF0 | KCCX | PA | Elk | Kylers Corners | An EF-0 tornado was confirmed by a NWS Storm Survey to have occurred near Toby in Elk County, PA on October 2, 2018. Several trees were felled in a convergent pattern, although some of the terrain was inaccessible due to its rugged nature. The path length was less than a quarter of a mile, with an approximate maximum path width of 20 yards and a maximum wind speed estimated at 65-75 mph. |
| 21:26Z | EF1 | KPBZ | PA | Greene | Graysville | Visible tree damage began along a hilltop near Martin Rd, but |became concentrated in the valley along Stringtown Road northeast |of Graysville PA, where numerous hardwood and softwood trees were |snapped or uprooted. A home in this location lost its deck roof |and fascia.||Several outbuildings were destroyed, including a shed that was |found mangled upwind from its prior location, and an open metal|canopy that was removed, mangled and deposited in a field|downstream. Another outbuilding exhibited metal roof panel|peeling.||The damage continued sporadically until Grange Road, where|threshold tree damage was noted. |
| 21:29Z | EF1 | KOKX | CT | Fairfield | New Canaan | A National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Survey of damage was conducted with|Connecticut Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the New Canaan|and Norwalk Offices of Emergency Management in the area from New Canaan to Norwalk. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar data the following information has been determined. The tornado began near the intersection of Weed Street and Marshall Ridge Road in New Canaan and lifted near the intersection of Scribner Avenue and Orlando Road in Norwalk. Extensive tree damage was observed, and some of the trees fell on parked cars. The most significant damage was in New Canaan, where multiple trees were both uprooted and snapped. This damage is consistent with maximum wind speeds of around 100 mph, making this an EF-1 tornado. The tornado had a maximum path width of around 100 yards and was on the ground for around three and three-quarter miles. |
| 21:33Z | EF2 | KCCX | PA | Jefferson | Harlan | Eyewitness accounts and several videos confirmed that a tornado |tracked from Baxter to just south of Brookville. Drone footage |confirms the beginning of the track just west of Monrean Rd |approximately 1/4 mile north of Route 28. Widespread and |significant tree damage, including numerous snapped and uprooted |mature trees, was observed in this location. Two residential|structures lost roofs and fascia. The tornado continued eastward |across Route 28 and the Jefferson Cemetery. Nearly complete tree |loss was observed adjacent to and within the cemetery, including |the snapping of numerous mature softwood pines. In addition, |approximately 100 granite gravestones, averaging one foot by two |foot by 4 inches in size, were overturned, with one observed |having rolled 5 times and displaced approximately 15 feet. Drone |footage and ground surveys indicate tree damage continued east |across Red Bank Creek ending prior to Five Mile Run Rd. This is |coincident with tornado video provided via social media. Total |path length for this tornado was approximately 4 miles, with a |path width of at least 200 yards. |
| 21:37Z | EF1 | KPBZ | PA | Westmoreland | Armbrust | A brief EF1 tornado with max wind of 85-90 mph was documented |from near Ivy Lane and Brinkerton Road to near Pattern Shop Road |and Valley Green Road. ||Along Ivy Lane, several softwood tree trunks were snapped, and a|few hardwood trees were uprooted. Farther north along Brinkerton|Road, the tornado strengthened to its peak wind speed as it |descended into a valley and carved a short, focused path of |snapped and uprooted trees.||Tree damage continued after the tornado crossed Brinkerton Road,|but wind speed weakened at this time. The last observed damage was|noted near Pattern Shop Road and Valley Green Road as the tornado|encountered a hillside. A few snapped limbs were noted at the end|of its path.||This tornado was unusual not only for its northward movement in |an eastward-moving storm, but especially because it formed on the |northern side of the parent thunderstorm, removed from the |typical hook echo region. |
| 21:38Z | EF0 | KPBZ | PA | Westmoreland | Armbrust | From eyewitness reports and visible damage, a brief tornado began|near a hilltop along Brinker Road and continued northeastward|toward Rt 819.||Several trees, both softwood and hardwood, in the area of Gold|Leaf Lane were snapped and many others were uprooted. The tornado|grew smaller rapidly as it crossed Rt 819 and leveled trees in the|woods behind homes along Armbrust-Hecla Road before it weakened|quickly. No additional damage points were found by the survey team|after this point.||Tree damage was found along Stone Church Road, but appears to have|been produced by strong wind outside of the tornadic circulation,|perhaps associated with the rear-flank downdraft or a core|collapse in the forward flank of the storm. |
| 21:55Z | EF2 | KPBZ | PA | Westmoreland | Rodney | Visible tree damage began on a hilltop west of Stairs Road in |Donegal Township. The tornado intensified rapidly as it descended |into the valley, with widespread blowdown of hardwood and softwood|trees cutting a sharp path through the forest. Drone footage |shows remarkable tree damage in this area with clear convergence in the debris field.||Continuous, but weaker tree damage was found through the valley to|near the intersection of Harr Road and Donegal Lake Road, where|the circulation shrank and weakened.||The blowdown adjacent to Stairs Road was consistent with wind of|110-120 mph, which suggests a peak rating of EF2 for this tornado. |
| 22:01Z | EF0 | KBGM | PA | Lackawanna | Hillside Jct | A small tornado touched down briefly along Aston Mountain Road and quickly lifted. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph. This tornado downed and snapped numerous trees in a concentrated small path. |
| 22:11Z | EF0 | KBGM | PA | Lackawanna | Springbrook Corners | A small tornado descended and tore the roof off of a barn. Maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph. The tornado then took down several trees at a residence near Elias Road before lifting. |
| 22:12Z | EF0 | KBOX | CT | Tolland | Mansfield Center | The National Weather Service in Norton confirmed that a weak EF-0 tornado touched down in Mansfield, CT. This was based on a number of sources, including an eyewitness account, information from the Mansfield Emergency Management Agency Director, aerial drone footage provided by the media, and a weak tornado debris signature seen on Doppler radar. ||Trees were downed, in a chaotic pattern, starting from just west of Storrs Road (Route 195) between Cemetery Road and Bassetts Bridge Road, continuing east-northeastward across Cemetery Road, and ending just to the east of the southernmost portion of Echo Road. Several shingles were blown off a roof on Storrs Road and were found 500 yards downwind. A person living on Centre Street, just west of Echo Lake observed a swirling mass of leaves and sticks passing to his southeast, some of which were hitting his house. The Mansfield Emergency Management Agency Director walked the path and found that downed trees north of Cemetery Road were facing the southwest while they were mainly facing northeast just to the south of Cemetery Road. |
| 22:37Z | EF1 | KBGM | PA | Carbon | Lake Harmony | Tornado caused tree damage along an unbroken path from the Big Boulder Ski Area along a communications tower access road near Big Boulder Lake. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. Estimated maximum wind speed was 100 to 110 mph. Time estimated from radar. |
| 23:01Z | EF1 | KBGM | PA | Monroe | Mc Michaels | The path of this tornado started with tree damage along Jackson Road. Many trees were uprooted and some were snapped. Additional tree damage was observed along Sportsmans Trail and Skyhawk Trail. The damage path continued through a corn field near the intersection of Mountain Road and Jackson Road. A large limb of approximately 18 inches in diameter was snapped off a tree and caused roof damage and downed power lines to a residence. Estimated maximum wind speed was 90 to 100 mph. Time estimated from radar. |
| 03:20Z | EF0 | KOKX | NY | Suffolk | Ronkonkoma | A National Weather Service Storm Survey of damage in the Hamlet of Ronkonkoma New York was conducted in conjunction with the Town of Islip. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar data the following information has been determined. The tornado originated just north of the western end of Seneca Street and ended about one-eighth of a mile east of the intersection of Mohican Avenue and Seneca Street. The damage was confined to between Iroquois and Ontario streets along Mohican Avenue. Numerous homes sustained damage to siding and gutters and outdoor furniture. Trees have visibly sheared tops, and at least two or three trees were downed on cars. This damage is consistent with maximum wind speeds of around 85 mph, making this an EF-0 tornado. The tornado had a maximum path width of around 200 yards and was on the ground continuously for around 400 yards. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).