EF1 tornado in Steuben County, New York

Damage began in heavily wooded property along Welch Road west of the community college. The path moved through the South Corning Community College with most of the damage to trees. It moved down the hill impacting trees and property to the east of the community college and moving into South Corning area. Homes and property were impacted along County Route 44 as the tornado moved east. Two silos were damaged and airborne missiles penetrated a house. There was damage to siding, trim/flashing, and porches. A couple sheds were destroyed. Many homes will have to deal with tree removal. Numerous trees came down in a community just south of 44 on Brown Hollow Road. The tornado ended near Murphy Road.

On the afternoon of July 26th, a significant severe weather event impacted portions of the Binghamton, NY forecast area. By the late morning/early afternoon, a warm front had lifted north through the region placing much of the Binghamton forecast area in a moderately unstable airmass. Aloft, multiple approaching upper-level shortwave troughs approached the region from the central Great Lakes during the early afternoon hours which provided the initial forcing for thunderstorm development. Also, a punch of mid-level dry air helped create mid-level convective instability along with a favorable setup for strong damaging winds.