EF1 tornado in Oneida County, New York

An EF1 tornado descended out of a rotating severe thunderstorm at 319 PM EDT about 2 miles east of Taberg NY on Palmer Road initially with minor tree damage, and then more tree damage near the intersection of Mitchell and Point Rock Roads. The tornado

strengthened while tracking across Streun, Sulphur Springs, Harris, and Capron roads where a some structures were impacted. This included a mobile home that was shifted off of its blocks with much of its roof covering missing and lofted from Harris Road

towards Capron Road. Residents were in a vehicle that got lifted and moved slightly, but they were uninjured. Additional roof and garage damage occurred at other Harris Road homes. 2 trees fell on a residence and outbuilding on Capron Road, with significant roof damage. This was the area that experienced the most damage and widest footprint of downed trees, with estimated winds up to 95 mph, placing it firmly into the EF1 range. The tornado progressed over the northern end of Podunk Road, crossing Route 26 while tearing off half of a roof. The damage pattern became more chaotic along Beartown Road, though there were a dozen small to medium branches that impaled the ground as missiles in a backyard. The tornado ended just over the Town of Western line about a mile south of Beartown or 2 miles north of the Stokes Corner.

An upper-level wave moved through the Great Lakes region and brought numerous storms to Central New York, making it one of the more active days in July. Strong instability and shear lead to a severe weather outbreak across the region. A few storms became tornadic. The most notable tornado was a high end EF-2 that went through Rome, NY and led to significant damage. Fortunately, no fatalities occurred with this storm. However, there was one fatality in Canastota when a man was trying to protect his old car while a storm with an EF-1 tornado was passing through. Multiple other storms had damaging wind gusts that lead to widespread damage across the region.