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EF1 tornado in Oneida County, New York

Tornado July 8, 2014 · Oneida County, New York

EF1

Rating

1.3 mi

Path length

65 yd

Path width

$110K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A small tornado tracked for approximately 1.3 miles through a residential area near Utica NY. The tornado was rated as an EF1 with maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 MPH. Dozens of trees were chopped up or felled by the tornado and one residence lost two walls of an attached garage. Several other residences experienced shingle and siding damages.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Deerfield (43.1200, -75.2200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Madison County 4 dead EF1 Oneida County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 520553. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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