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Heavy Snow and Strong Winds Across the North-Central U.S.; Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in American Samoa and Puerto Rico

Areas of moderate to heavy snow and gusty to high winds are expected across the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes into Friday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected. Heavy rain will bring an isolated flash flood threat to Puerto Rico and flash flooding along with mudslides to American Samoa today. Read More >

Public Information Statement...Corrected 
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
752 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 7/10/24 Tornado Event...

 

.Tornado #2 Erie County...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             July 10, 2024
Start Time:             12:40 PM ET
Start Location:         Town of Eden, Erie County, NY
Start Lat/Lon:          42.6233 / -78.8745

End Date:               July 10, 2024
End Time:               12:46 PM ET
End Location:           Town of Eden, Erie County, NY
End Lat/Lon:            42.6518 / -78.8254

Minor tree damage was noted near the intersection of Jennings Road
and Kickbush Gulf. Sporadic tree damage extended northeast from
that point to the area of Gary Drive and Sauer Road. In that
location, multiple buildings had uprooted shallow rooted trees
fall onto them. Additional damage was found on Sisson Highway
with roof damage to a structure. Further damage occurred with
total destruction of multiple farm buildings on East Eden Road
before the tornado abruptly ended.

The National Weather Service extends our thanks to Erie County
Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services as well as
the Eden Fire Department for their assistance with this survey.



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.