Hard to believe that North Creek got hit by an EF0 Tornado last week, but they did...here is the official report:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
606 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...EFO TORNADO CONFIRMED IN NORTH CREEK IN WARREN COUNTY...
LOCATION...NORTH CREEK...WARREN COUNTY...NEW YORK
DATE...8 JULY 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...840 PM
MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH
ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...100 YDS
PATH LENGTH...APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...43.690469 N 73.987412 W
ENDING LAT/LON...43.704773 N 73.978271 W
* 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...
A BRIEF EFO TORNADO MOVED ACROSS THE VILLAGE OF NORTH CREEK DURING
THE EVENING OF JULY 8. THE TORNADO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A MICROBURST
SOUTH OF THE TORNADO TRACK. DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY TO HARDWOOD AND
SOFTWOOD TREES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES WAS FROM TREES FALLING
ON HOMES. THE TORNADO TRAVELED A LITTLE LESS THAN A MILE...FROM
THE SOUTHWEST PART OF TOWN NEAR ROUTE 28...TO NEAR 47 BIRD POND
ROAD. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS FROM THE STRONG WINDS OF THE
MICROBURST. VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THE TORNADO WAS PROVIDED BY A LOCAL
RESIDENT THROUGH EMERGENCY SERVICES.
We went and took a few photos today:
Jeremy Davis
Founder, New England / NorthEast Lost Ski Areas Project
www.nelsap.org