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EF2 Tornado — Madison, New York

2014-07-08 · near Peterboro, Madison, New York

Direct deaths

$600K

Property damage

2.5 mi

Path length

235 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down in Smithfield just 2 miles to the northeast of Peterboro. This EF2 tornado with a path length of 2.5 miles and a path width of 235 yard resulted in 4 fatalities in Smithfield. Three homes were destroyed and 5 additional homes sustained significant damage.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level system moving across the region led to the development of numerous severe thunderstorms across central New York during the afternoon and evening hours of July 8th. With a tremendous favorable atmospheric wind pattern present, severe thunderstorms resulted in widespread wind damage along with several tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 520552. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.