The National Weather Service in Binghamton has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado occurred Saturday, July 27, 2013 around 6:30 PM. Official statement is below:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY
658 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013
...TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM TROUPSBURG TO RATHBONE IN STEUBEN COUNTY
NEW YORK...
LOCATION...TROUPSBURG TO RATHBONE IN STEUBEN COUNTY NEW YORK
DATE...JULY 27 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...610 PM EDT TO 640 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...500 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...14 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.0318N
ENDING LAT/LON...77.5524W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON, NY HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO THAT TRACKED FROM TROUPSBURG TO RATHBONE IN STEUBEN COUNTY
NEW YORK ON THE EVENING OF SATURDAY JULY 27 2013.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN INITIALLY ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST TROUPSBURG
AND TRACKED NORTHEAST BLOWING DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND SNAPPING
POWER POLES. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF TROUPSBURG...A BARN WAS
COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE TORNADO. THE TORNADO LIFTED BRIEFLY
ABOUT 3.5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF TROUPSBURG. MAXIMUM WINDS WITH
THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN WERE ABOUT 100 MPH IN THE EF1 CATEGORY.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WOODHULL AND TRACKED NORTHEAST KNOCKING DOWN MORE TREES, AND
DESTROYING A GREENHOUSE. THE TORNADO LIFTED AGAIN ABOUT 2.5 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF WOODHULL. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH
DURING THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE FINAL TIME ALMOST 3 MILES WEST OF
RATHBONE AND TRACKED NORTHEAST KNOCKING DOWN A SWATH OF RED PINE
TREES, UPROOTING HARDWOODS AND BLOWING SIDING OFF A TRAILER. THE TORNADO
PEAKED AT ABOUT 100 MPH AGAIN ON ITS FINAL LEG BEFORE LIFTING 1.5
MILES NORTHWEST OF RATHBONE.
THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND ABOUT 6
MILES OUT OF ITS 14 MILE PATH LENGTH.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BGM.
FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
$$
DAVID NICOSIA
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY
658 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2013
...TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM TROUPSBURG TO RATHBONE IN STEUBEN COUNTY
NEW YORK...
LOCATION...TROUPSBURG TO RATHBONE IN STEUBEN COUNTY NEW YORK
DATE...JULY 27 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...610 PM EDT TO 640 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...500 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...14 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.0318N
ENDING LAT/LON...77.5524W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON, NY HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO THAT TRACKED FROM TROUPSBURG TO RATHBONE IN STEUBEN COUNTY
NEW YORK ON THE EVENING OF SATURDAY JULY 27 2013.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN INITIALLY ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST TROUPSBURG
AND TRACKED NORTHEAST BLOWING DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND SNAPPING
POWER POLES. ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF TROUPSBURG...A BARN WAS
COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE TORNADO. THE TORNADO LIFTED BRIEFLY
ABOUT 3.5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF TROUPSBURG. MAXIMUM WINDS WITH
THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN WERE ABOUT 100 MPH IN THE EF1 CATEGORY.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WOODHULL AND TRACKED NORTHEAST KNOCKING DOWN MORE TREES, AND
DESTROYING A GREENHOUSE. THE TORNADO LIFTED AGAIN ABOUT 2.5 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF WOODHULL. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH
DURING THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE FINAL TIME ALMOST 3 MILES WEST OF
RATHBONE AND TRACKED NORTHEAST KNOCKING DOWN A SWATH OF RED PINE
TREES, UPROOTING HARDWOODS AND BLOWING SIDING OFF A TRAILER. THE TORNADO
PEAKED AT ABOUT 100 MPH AGAIN ON ITS FINAL LEG BEFORE LIFTING 1.5
MILES NORTHWEST OF RATHBONE.
THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND ABOUT 6
MILES OUT OF ITS 14 MILE PATH LENGTH.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BGM.
FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
$$
DAVID NICOSIA
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY