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EF0 tornado in Ulster County, New York

Tornado August 9, 2024 · Ulster County, New York

EF0
Rating
0.6 mi
Path length
30 yd
Path width
$3K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A National Weather Service Storm Survey, with assistance from received video footage, determined an EF-0 tornado occurred along the NYS Thruway near exit 18. The tornado uprooted a few hardwood trees as it crossed the interstate. Estimated peak winds were 76 mph with a path length of 0.58 miles and path width of 30 yards.

The wider storm

On August 9, 2024, remnants of Tropical Storm Debby impacted eastern New York, bringing periods of heavy rain and gusty winds. Total rainfall accumulations generally ranged from about 1-4 with several instances of flash flooding in the Capital District and isolated instances in the Eastern Catskills and Upper-Hudson Valley. Non-thunderstorm wind gusts throughout eastern New York peaked between about 35-50 mph, leading to numerous reports of tree and power line damage especially in Herkimer and Washington Counties. Nearly 25,000 power outages can also be attributed to strong winds or resulting downed trees and wires with Warren County being the most impacted with nearly 6400 people without power. Additionally, an EF0 tornado was confirmed by NWS Storm Survey in Ulster County. Hardwood trees were uprooted along the NYS Thruway near exit 18 as a result.

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency in the afternoon of Friday, August 9th due to extensive flooding, thunderstorms and tornadoes across the state.

Began near Ohioville (41.7256, -74.0708).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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