EF0 tornado in Suffolk County, New York

A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team in coordination with Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services confirmed an EF0 Tornado in Remsenburg, NY to Westhampton, NY area. A narrow tornado of 35 yd. width likely touched down at the corner of Ring Neck Road and South Country Road and then continued northeast across Riverview and Crestview Drive, then continuing northeast over Brushy Neck Lane and Jagger Lane Court, up to the bend in Montauk Highway near East Ridge Court.

Several large hardwood trees were uprooted and laying in northeast direction along this path, snapped at the trunk or had large branches sheared, with collateral power line and power pole damage. Several smaller shrubs and young trees were also flattened to the ground. In addition, minor roof and siding damage was observed for several houses along this path. Thereafter the tornado likely skipped along continuing northeast across the cemetery at Station Road to the union of Hazelwood and Rodgers Avenue and South Perimeter Road, with the above describes damage being more intermittent.

The most extensive structural damage occurred at the end of the visible tornadic path at the Department of Public Works Salt Barn on South Perimeter Road on the south side

of Westhampton Gabreski Airport. The north facing reinforced cinder wall of the Salt Barn was blown out. Indications are the roof may have briefly lifted as south to southwest winds with the tornadic circulation blasted into the south facing opening, culminating in the north wall being blown out.

Based on radar velocity signatures and damage orientation in relation to the general northeast motion of the parent storm, the damage survey above is determined to be EF0 tornadic damage with winds of 70 to 85 mph.

A strong and slow moving frontal boundary, along with a potent mid level disturbance triggered strong to severe thunderstorms which impacted Southeastern New York. Six tornadoes also touched down across Long Island with one in Nassau County and five across Suffolk County.