EF0 Tornado — Oneida, New York

2025-09-04 · near Ava, Oneida, New York

Event narrative

A thunderstorm moved through far Northern Oneida County that had broad rotation tighten up as it approached Ava. A weak tornado touched down and traveled about 3 miles and was on the ground for approximately 8 minutes. The first area of damage that was surveyed was off of Vary Road west of Ava with a few trees down as well as scattered tree debris that fell in a convergent pattern. The next stop was in the town of Ava where there was damage that indicated a maximum of 80 mph winds. A chicken coop was lofted and set down several yards from its original location as well as a large tree that fell on a pig pen. Once again trees on the south side of the property fell in a convergent pattern. The last location that had any damage was at a farm house a

little over a mile to the east of Ava on Flint Town Road where a large, partly rotten tree fell on the house. Minor damage occurred to the property from the tree falling on it but no visible wind damage was seen. With the tree being weak and no other significant tree damage in the vicinity and no more visible damage to the east, this was determined to be roughly the end of the tornado's path.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moving across the area triggered scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. With plenty of wind shear in place, the environment was favorable enough for a few storms embedded within a line to produce strong, damaging wind gusts across north-central New York. It was determined that an EF0 tornado had spun up near Ava in Northern Oneida County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289601. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.