EF0 Tornado — Genesee, New York

2024-07-15 · near Pavilion, Genesee, New York

Event narrative

EF-0 tornado confirmed with a peak wind of 85 mph. A narrow, discontinuous path of tree damage along a 0.75 mile path length with a path width of 75 yards through the center of Pavilion, NY.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper-level trough and mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) crossed western and central New York during the afternoon on July 15, 2024. Timing with the MCV corresponded with favorable daytime heating and partly to mostly sunny skies ahead of the system. This resulted in more than 2,000 J/kg of CAPE across much of the region south & southeast of Lake Ontario. Combined with the dynamic nature and the shear associated with the MCV itself, severe thunderstorms developed and moved across the area.

For the Buffalo forecast area, most of the damage was confined to western New York and the northern Finger Lakes. The thunderstorms resulted in two confirmed tornadoes, flash flooding, tennis ball sized hail (2.5) and numerous trees and wires downed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205371. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.