EF0 Tornado — Fulton, New York

2024-07-24 · near Staver Mills, Fulton, New York

Event narrative

A weak EF0 tornado occurred on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 just east of Broadalbin, NY. The tornado touched down in the backyard of Cerrero's Cuts, before traveling across Route 29 and impacting a private residence on the north side of the highway. At this location, a few tree limbs were downed in the front yard, with two uprooted trees noted behind the residence. The convergent nature of the downed trees is consistent with a weak tornadic circulation. The tornado continued to the north before dissipating beyond the private residence property boundary. The park length was 0.16 miles with a path width of 30 yards.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms impacted eastern New York on July 24, 2024 as a result of the passing of an upper-level disturbance. A couple of thunderstorms became severe in nature, producing severe wind gusts that contributed to several reports of tree and wire damage in the Eastern Catskills and Upper-Hudson Valley. An isolated, weak EF0 tornado was also reported near Broadalbin which also resulted in tree damage on both commercial and personal property. Locally heavy downpours lead to an isolated report of minor flooding in the Lake George area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1202178. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.