EF0 Tornado — Genesee, New York

2024-09-09 · near Indian Falls, Genesee, New York

0.2 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS Storm Survey confirms brief, weak EF-0 tornado in the Hamlet of Indian Falls from near NY Route 77 to Little Falls Road. About a half dozen trees were damaged or blown down, but all trees showed significant rot. Max winds were 75 mph, path length was 0.2 miles, width 50 yards, and duration was 2 minutes.

Wider weather episode

A potent shortwave trough/Mesoscale Convective Vortex tracked southeast across the area, causing showers and thunderstorms for much of the Buffalo forecast area. A few of the thunderstorms became severe with tornado and wind damage, along with rain that was heavy enough to cause Flash Flooding issues.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217424. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.