EF1 Tornado Touchdown - Schoharie County

Possible Record Breaking Warmth in the Western U.S.; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Eastern U.S.

Anomalously warm temperatures over the western U.S. today and Wednesday may break or tie current high and warm low records. In the East, dry conditions and gusty winds are bringing elevated fire weather to parts of the Eastern U.S. with critical fire weather in the southern Appalachians. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 120 PM EDT MON JUN 3 2013 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY MAY 29 2013. LOCATION...SUMMIT AND EAST JEFFERSON IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY NEW YORK. DATE...05/29/2013. ESTIMATED TIME...657 PM TO 702 PM. MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF-1. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH. ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS. PATH LENGTH...1.6 MILES. BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.526193/-74.578974 ENDING LAT/LON...42.509038/-74.558691 * 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...BRIEF TOUCHDOWN ALONG RIDGE LINE SEEN FROM JUNCTURE OF DUTCH HILL ROAD AND WHARTON HOLLOW ROAD. DOZENS OF SOFT AND HARD WOOD TREES FALLEN IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND SHEARED OFF. ALSO TREES DOWN IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ALONG ENID ROAD AND PERAGLIA ROAD. UPDATED TO CORRECT LAT/LON BEGINNING AND END LOCATIONS. $$

Possible Record Breaking Warmth in the Western U.S.; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Eastern U.S.

EF1 Tornado Touchdown - Schoharie County - May 29, 2013

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