Thunderstorm Wind in Chemung County, New York
Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2023 · Chemung County, New York
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires onto Broadway Street.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Elmira (42.0801, -76.8092).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1124363. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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