Oswego County Town of Redfield

Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall through This Weekend

A multi-day thunderstorm and heavy rain event will impact the south-central U.S. this Memorial Day weekend. Severe thunderstorms may produce large hail, severe gusts, and a possible tornado or two across portions of the central and southern Plains through Monday. The threat for heavy to excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding will return to the south-central U.S., especially in the Ozarks. Read More >

.Tornado #6 Oswego County... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: July 10, 2024 Start Time: 2:23 PM ET Start Location: Town of Redfield, Oswego County, NY Start Lat/Lon: 43.5865 / -75.8484 End Date: July 10, 2024 End Time: 2:28 PM ET End Location: Town of Redfield, Oswego County, NY End Lat/Lon: 43.6105 / -75.8194 In Wayne County, witness reports corroborated vehicular traffic being affected by a very brief tornado touchdown in the Town of Wolcott. Because of no tree damage nor property damage, this was rated as an EF-Unknown. Additional surveying of the area will be done on Friday. In Oswego County, hardwood trees were downed across County Road 17 in the Town of Redfield. This corroborated with a debris ball confirmation from the KTYX radar and was confirmed by the Redfield Town Supervisor and Oswego County Emergency Management. Aerial imagery indicated only minimal tree damage to the northeast of this location. The entirety of the track of this tornado other than along County Road 17 is inaccessible, so tree damage is the only known damage indicator, hence the tornado was rated as EF-1 based upon hardwood tree uprooting and snapping. The National Weather Service thanks Wayne County Emergency Management and Oswego County Emergency management for their great assistance in completion of the surveys of these two locations. 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data.