Oswego County Town of Redfield

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 >

.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.