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EF0 tornado in Warren County, New York

Tornado August 29, 2020 · Warren County, New York

EF0
Rating
0.5 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

An EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 mph occurred near the town of Hartman, NY, in southwestern Warren County. Video evidence and eyewitness report of a downspout kicking up water on the Hudson River. The tornado touched down on the Hudson River just southwest the intersection of Beach Drive and Pleasant View Road. The tornado moved northeast and crossed East River Drive before ending. Damage was mainly to trees with about a dozen trees uprooted and snapped. One homeowner reported an outdoor canopy destroyed and lawn furniture scattered.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed over portions of eastern New York during the afternoon of the 29th. A couple of these storms produced hail up to ping pong ball size. They later spawned two EF1 tornadoes in the towns of Stillwater and Schaghticoke, with damage to a couple of residences and a high school. An EFO tornado briefly touched down in southwestern Warren County. Sporadic wind damage was noted elsewhere.

Began near Hartman (43.2677, -73.8351).

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 918972. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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