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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
736 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for July 16 2024 Tornado in Rome, NY...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 16 2024
Start Time:             325 PM EDT
Start Location:         1.8 WSW of Rome, NY
Start Lat/Lon:          43.21 N / 75.49 W

End Date:               July 16 2024
End Time:               335 PM EDT
End Location:           3.3 ENE of Rome, NY
End Lat/Lon:            43.23 N / 75.39 W

Severe thunderstorms carried through the area with scattered damage
during mid afternoon of July 16 2024. Strong rotation in one of the
storms caused a high-end EF2 tornado to touch down between the Erie Canal
and Muck Road in Oneida County New York. The tornado passed directly
through Rome with heavy damage and estimated maximum wind speeds to 135
mph, before lifting just past Griffiss International Airport. Two
churches sustained significant damage to their roofs and steeples. Two
large brick buildings sustained major damage or removal of roofs, with
complete collapses of some walls. Cascading bricks next to these buildings
crushed multiple vehicles. A vehicle was also flipped in a parking lot, one
recreational vehicle was pushed over; another was forced from the side
of a house out into a driveway, colliding with a parked car. Hundreds of
large trees were snapped or uprooted, with resultant damage to adjoining
properties. There was significant loss of roofs or roofing material from
multiple residences, as well as blown out garage doors or windows. Some
yards and even exterior walls were impaled by missiles in the form of
branches or other objects.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton would like to thank Oneida
County Emergency Services and the City of Rome Police for their
assistance in completing this survey, as well as impacted residents
who provided their accounts.

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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.

$$

Lardeo/Nicosia/Pellerito