National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

The National Weather Service Survey Team confirmed an EF-1 tornado along County Route 107 in Broadalbin, NY. A pole barn was destroyed. Several snapped trees were ejected up 150 feet. A destroyed carport was hurled into a tree. Blow-in garage doors were also observed. Siding and shingles were ripped off homes. Damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado.
 

 

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

944 PM EDT Fri Jun 30 2017

 

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN FULTON COUNTY...NEW YORK...

LOCATION...BROADALBIN...FULTON COUNTY...NEW YORK

DATE...JUNE 30 2017

ESTIMATED TIME...349 PM EDT

MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF-1

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH

ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS

PATH LENGTH...ONE QUARTER MILE

BEGINNING LAT/LON...43.025/-74.164

ENDING LAT/LON...43.027/-74.160

* FATALITIES...NONE

* INJURIES...NONE

 

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO

  CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN

  NWS STORM DATA.

 

...SUMMARY...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM INSPECTED DAMAGE ALONG

COUNTY ROUTE 107 IN BROADALBIN NY. A POLE BARN WAS DESTROYED.

SEVERAL SNAPPED TREES WERE EJECTED UP 150 FEET. A DESTROYED

CARPORT WAS HURLED INTO A TREE. BLOW-IN GARAGE DOORS WERE ALSO

OBSERVED. SIDING AND SHINGLES WERE RIPPED OFF HOMES. DAMAGE WAS

CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1 TORNADO.

 

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