Thunderstorm Wind — Tioga, New York

2023-08-12 · near North Spencer, Tioga, New York

Event narrative

Outflow winds from nearby storm knocked down two trees on Ithaca Road. One tree fell on wires.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary moved through Central New York and supported multiple thunderstorms. High instability and shear supported scattered severe thunderstorms containing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a NWS survey also confirmed a tornado in Delaware County. There were dozens of reports of trees down from other storms, with some trees falling onto occupied vehicles. Fortunately there were no injuries. There were also many reports of large hail with the largest size reported was 1.5 inches, which is about the size of a ping pong ball.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.