000 NOUS41 KOKX 142013 PNSOKX ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/13/21 EF-0 TORNADO IN NASSAU COUNTY... OVERVIEW...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMPLETED A STORM SURVEY IN NASSAU COUNTY NY AND FOUND THAT A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE FIRST REPORT OF A TOUCHDOWN WAS IN WOODMERE WHERE SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN. FROM THERE, THE TORNADO LIFTED AND SKIPPED IN A FEW LOCATIONS AS IT TRAVELED NEARLY 50 MPH TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD HEMPSTEAD, UNIONDALE AND LEVITTOWN. HERE, DAMAGE REPORTS WERE SPORADIC, BUT IN UNIONDALE NY, THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND TORE A ROOF OFF A TWO-STORY COLONIAL BUILDING ON LIBERTY STREET, WHICH LANDED ON A NEARBY HOUSE. SCATTERED DEBRIS, INCLUDING SHINGLES, INSULATION AND TWISTED SIDING WAS THROWN INTO THE NEXT BLOCK UP, INCLUDING THE INTERSECTION OF EMERSON AND GOODRICH STREET. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED NEAR CLOVER LANE IN LEVITTOWN, WHERE A LARGE TREE WAS FELLED ONTO A HOUSE BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WISHES TO THANK NASSAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE STORM SURVEY. RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.25 MILES (IN SUMMATION) PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 11/13/2021 START TIME: 2:37 PM EST START LOCATION: 1 SE WOODMERE START LAT/LON: 40.62490, -73.71979 END DATE: 11/13/2021 END TIME: 2:55 PM EST END LOCATION: 1 N LEVITTOWN END LAT/LON: 40.73421, -73.51465 && 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 NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.
956 NOUS41 KOKX 142013 PNSOKX ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/13/21 EF-0 TORNADO IN NASSAU COUNTY... OVERVIEW...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMPLETED A STORM SURVEY IN NASSAU COUNTY NY AND FOUND THAT A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE FIRST REPORT OF A TOUCHDOWN WAS IN WOODMERE WHERE SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN. FROM THERE, THE TORNADO LIFTED AND SKIPPED IN A FEW LOCATIONS AS IT TRAVELED NEARLY 50 MPH TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD HEMPSTEAD, UNIONDALE AND LEVITTOWN. HERE, DAMAGE REPORTS WERE SPORADIC, BUT IN UNIONDALE NY, THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND TORE A ROOF OFF A TWO-STORY COLONIAL BUILDING ON LIBERTY STREET, WHICH LANDED ON A NEARBY HOUSE. SCATTERED DEBRIS, INCLUDING SHINGLES, INSULATION AND TWISTED SIDING WAS THROWN INTO THE NEXT BLOCK UP, INCLUDING THE INTERSECTION OF EMERSON AND GOODRICH STREET. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED NEAR CLOVER LANE IN LEVITTOWN, WHERE A LARGE TREE WAS FELLED ONTO A HOUSE BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WISHES TO THANK NASSAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE STORM SURVEY. RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.25 MILES (IN SUMMATION) PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 11/13/2021 START TIME: 2:37 PM EST START LOCATION: 1 SE WOODMERE START LAT/LON: 40.62490, -73.71979 END DATE: 11/13/2021 END TIME: 2:55 PM EST END LOCATION: 1 N LEVITTOWN END LAT/LON: 40.73421, -73.51465 && 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 NOTE: 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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