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EF1 tornado in Dutchess County, New York

Tornado November 12, 2021 · Dutchess County, New York

EF1

Rating

2.4 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

$17K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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

Tornado touched down on November 12, 2021 just southwest of Killearn Road in the town of Washington around 1115 AM EST. The tornado traveled northeast for 2.5 miles, ending just northeast of Butts Hollow Road. The tornado caused damage to numerous trees along its path. A number of homes and cars were damaged by falling trees. The tornado destroyed one shed at a farm near the intersection of Route 343 and Little Rest Road.

The wider storm

A couple of isolated thunderstorms along a cold front brought heavy rainfall, isolated flooding, and a tornado to parts of eastern New York on November 12, 2021.

Began near Mabbettsville (41.7660, -73.6640).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 990812. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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