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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1021 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 7/10/24 Tornado Event Update #5

.Update...Path length and end time corrected on confirmed tornado
in Erie County.

.Tornado #4 Erie County...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.8 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:               1:06 PM ET
End Location:           Town of Aurora near Griffins Mills,
                        Erie County, NY
End Lat/Lon:            42.736 / -78.639

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 Thursday
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.
A modern and newly built horse barn was struck, tearing away a
portion of the roof and blowing out some of the outer windows
along Mill Road. Just before the tornado lifted from the ground,
damage to trees continued past Mill Road.

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.

&&

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.

$$

Fries/Kenyon