Tornado in Jefferson County, New York
Tornado September 9, 2024 · Jefferson County, New York
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The National Weather Service in Buffalo used Sentinel-2 satellite
imagery and found tornadic damage in Jefferson County. A damage scar
was found using difference techniques of satellite imagery. The
scar was found in a wooded area south of Macklin Road in the
Town of Worth. A damage survey could not be conducted due to
limited access into the wooded area.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Frederick Corner (43.7565, -75.8837).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1217425. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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