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EF0 tornado in Madison County, New York

Tornado August 7, 2023 · Madison County, New York

EF0
Rating
1.5 mi
Path length
175 yd
Path width
$10K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 175 yards (0.10 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down on Bear Path Road then moved northeast onto Morris Road before lifting. Numerous trees had branches snapped in different directions. Damage to a door on a shed also occurred.

The wider storm

A tornado outbreak occurred across Central New York during the afternoon and evening hours. Strong shear supported multiple rotating thunderstorms. While damaging wind gusts were a hazard, tornadoes were the main concern. Multiple NWS surveys were performed over a couple of days to confirm a total of five tornadoes. Surveyed damage included downed trees and wires as well as structure damage to multiple residences. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed during these storms.

Began near Pratts Hollow (42.9400, -75.5800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Broome CountyEF1 Tompkins CountyEF1 Oneida CountyEF1 Oneida County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1119770. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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