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National Weather Service Binghamton WSR-88D - Storm Relative Mean Velocity
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This is a series of 0.5 degrees Storm Relative Mean Velocity images from the National Weather Service Radar in Binghamton, New York.
The loop shows a severe thunderstorm with rotation moving across parts of eastern Broome County into the west part of
Delaware County. The strongest rotation occurs from just east of East Windsor to just west of Cannonsville. This where
the tornado occurred.
An F1 tornado
with maximum winds between 73 and 112 mph touched down
near Sanford New York in eastern Broome County at 5:30 PM EDT. The
tornado tracked east and lifted about 3 miles northeast of Deposit
in Delaware County by 5:40 PM EDT. Click on the map to see the tornado path. The tornado had a 6 mile long path
length and was about 100 yards wide. The tornado uprooted and
snapped many trees along its path. The tornado demolished a trailer,
damaged siding on a house and destroyed a barn. In addition to the damage
associated with the tornado, there was a 5 mile wide swath
of hail damage associated with this storm in and around Sanford and
to the north and northeast of Sanford.
A tornado warning was in effect for east central Broome County and
southern Delaware County from 5:22 PM EDT to 6:15 PM EDT.
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Updated May 27, 2004.
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