NWS Confirms Weak Tornado Touched Down Near Constableville

NWS Confirms Weak Tornado Touched Down Near Constableville
08/16/16 02:00pm

Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

951 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...Tornado Confirmed Near Constableville in Lewis County New

York...

Location...Constableville in Lewis County New York

Date...08/16/2016

Estimated Time...6:34 PM EDT

Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0

Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...60 mph

Maximum Path Width... 10 yds

Path Length... 10 yds

Beginning Lat/Lon...43.56N / 75.45W

Ending lat/Lon...43.56N / 75.45W

* Fatalities...0

* Injuries...0

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to

change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in

NWS Storm Data.

...Summary...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo NY has confirmed a small

tornado near Constableville in Lewis County New York on

08/16/2016.

A small section of a cornfield on Highmarket Road was flattened

by this weak tornado. The small rope tornado was caught on video.

There were many pictures and videos on social media of a larger

well developed funnel cloud moving across southeast Oswego and

southern Lewis counties. The ground survey conducted Wednesday

uncovered no evidence that touchdown of that funnel occurred. It

is a heavily wooded area however and damage may have happened

that has not been located yet. The damage may not be visible from

public roadways or at ground level.

This information can also be found on our website at

weather.gov/buf.

For reference...the Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes

into the following categories:

EF0...wind speeds 65 to 85 mph.

EF1...wind speeds 86 to 110 mph.

EF2...wind speeds 111 to 135 mph.

EF3...wind speeds 136 to 165 mph.

EF4...wind speeds 166 to 200 mph.

EF5...wind speeds greater than 200 mph.

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