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945 NOUS41 KBGM 262321 CCA PNSBGM NYZ045-271100- Public Information Statement...CORRECTED National Weather Service Binghamton NY 721 PM EDT Fri Jul 26 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 07/15/24 Tornado Lincklaen to Ostelic... .Path... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.69 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/15/2024 Start Time: 06:54 PM EDT Start Location: 1 SE Lincklaen / Chenango County / NY Start Lat/Lon: 42.6549 / -75.8374 End Date: 07/15/2024 End Time: 07:02 PM EDT End Location: 1 NNW Otselic / Chenango County / NY End Lat/Lon: 42.7263 / -75.7171 Survey Summary: A line of severe thunderstorms quickly surged through in late afternoon with a bow echo radar signature to produce damaging winds for much of the area, but a higher end embedded EF1 tornado managed to spin up at a kink in the line where strong rotation was indicated on radar. The tornado took a meandering path through rugged terrain, with discontinuous damage at times from apparent skipping. The first tornadic damage began around Upham Road near Lane Hill in Lincklaen State Forest, and crossed Hyer and Neal Roads as well. The tornado intensified to higher end EF1 when it reached an exposed ridge along Joe Road, with hundreds of uprooted and snapped large softwood trees in a swath over 200 yards wide. Tree snaps and uproots continued across County Road 13 and then somewhat intensified on the exposed higher elevation of Ridge Road while climbing into Bucks Brook State Forest, before finally dropping into the Otselic Valley to cause additional trunk snaps and uproots. A barn was partially collapsed, with roof displaced, in Otselic Center. Other structures had minor roofing or window damage from Otselic Center, up Highway 26, to the tornado path ending along Route 80 in Otselic itself where a carport was also lofted. Other pockets of damage such as in Crumb Hill as well as towards South Otselic were more consistent with downbursts from the severe line of thunderstorms. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$