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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1159 AM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 7/10/24 Tornado Event Update #3

.Update...Second tornado confirmed in Erie County.

.Tornado #4 Erie County...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 10, 2024
Start Time:             12:59 PM ET
Start Location:         Town of Aurora near West Falls,
                        Erie County, NY
Start Lat/Lon:          42.7118 / -78.6836

End Date:               July 10, 2024
End Time:               1:04 PM ET
End Location:           Town of Aurora near Griffins Mills,
                        Erie County, NY
End Lat/Lon:            42.7257 / -78.6608

Multiple spotter reports were received from the West Falls, NY,
with first hand accounts of a tornado touchdown on Wednesday. The
National Weather Service Storm Survey was conducted this morning,
confirming primarily hardwood and softwood uprooted and snapped
trees from west of Old Glenwood Road to just north of Mill Road.
The track of the tornado became especially wide as it crossed
the West Branch of the Cazenovia Creek along Tannery Road. Just
before the tornado lifted from the ground along Mills Road, a
modern and newly built horse barn was struck, tearing away a
portion of the roof and blowing out some of the outer windows.

The National Weather Service again extends our thanks to the
Erie County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency
Services for their assistance on the storm survey this morning.


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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.

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