000 NOUS41 KOKX 290134 PNSOKX CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 291145- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 934 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2020 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/27/2020 TORNADO EVENT... ...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MONTGOMERY, NY... START LOCATION...ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, ORANGE COUNTY, NY END LOCATION...OLD NEALYTOWN ROAD, ORANGE COUNTY, NY DATE...AUGUST 27, 2020 ESTIMATED TIME...6:15 PM TO 6:20 PM MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...600 YARDS PATH LENGTH...2.6 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.525581/-74.26033 INTERMEDIATE LAT/LON...41.518964/-74.248640 ENDING LAT/LON...41.511234/-74.215244 * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 ...SUMMARY... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO IN MONTGOMERY, ORANGE COUNTY, NY. THE TORNADO LIKELY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR THE WALLKILL RIVER. STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE TORNADO LIKELY CAUSED TREE DAMAGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 211 AND CANNING ROAD AS WELL AS MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NOTED TO TWO BUILDINGS ON THE AIRPORT. A TEMPORARY METEOROLOGICAL STATION, INSTALLED ON THE AIRFIELD TO SUPPORT THIS WEEKEND'S AIRSHOW, MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 69 MPH WITH A PEAK GUST OF 82 MPH BEFORE THE COMMUNICATIONS WENT OUT. THE TORNADO MOVED EAST FROM NEAR THE RIVER INTO THE VILLAGE OF MONTGOMERY, WHERE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE ALONG WEAVER STREET, AS WELL AS CHANDLER LANE. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED EASTWARD ACROSS BEAVER DAM ROAD TO OLD NEALYTOWN ROAD WHERE IT ENDED. THE BULK OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF LARGE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. THE NWS WOULD LIKE TO THANK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, BROADCAST MEDIA, SPOTTERS WHO SHARED VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE, AND REPORTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, IN ASSISTING IN THE SURVEY AND FORMULATING THIS PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH * 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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