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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
600 PM EDT SAT JUL 30 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS A TORNADO AND MICROBURST ON
JULY 29TH...

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN GOSHEN IN ORANGE COUNTY NY...

LOCATION...GOSHEN IN ORANGE COUNTY NY
DATE...JULY 29 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...457 PM TO 506 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90-100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...2.1 MILES
* 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...
BASED ON A DAMAGE SURVEY PERFORMED BY THE NWS...RADAR
SIGNATURES...AND EYEWITNESS REPORTS...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO IN GOSHEN...NY ON FRIDAY JULY 29.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR 109 COLEMAN ROAD AND LIFTED NEAR
600 CRAIGVILLE ROAD. ALL ALONG THIS PATH...TREES CONVERGED INTO A
WELL DEFINED NARROW PATH. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE
OCCURRED ON HASBROUCK ROAD...WHERE 2 HOUSES DIRECTLY ACROSS THE
STREET FROM ONE ANOTHER (AT 101 AND 110 HASBROUCK) WERE IMPACTED.
AT 101 HASBROUCK ROAD...ROOF SHINGLES WERE TORN OFF...SKYLIGHT
WINDOWS WERE BLOWN IN WITH GLASS SHATTERING...AND DEBRIS WAS
EMBEDDED ALL ALONG THE SIDES OF THE HOUSE INCLUDING A SMALL BRANCH
THAT WENT RIGHT THROUGH A GUTTER. AT 110 HASBROUCK ROAD...TREES WERE
DRAPED ALL OVER THE HOUSE WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

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.

&&

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED IN OSSINING IN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY NY...

LOCATION...OSSINING IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY NY
DATE...JULY 29 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...604 PM TO 608 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.4 MILES
PATH LENGTH...1.4 MILES
* 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...
A DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONSISTING OF STAFF FROM THE WESTCHESTER OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND METEOROLOGISTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE CONDUCTED A GROUND AND AREAL SURVEY OF WIND DAMAGE FROM THE
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY EVENING. BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED DURING
THE SURVEY AND CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL RESIDENCES...THE DAMAGE IS
BEING ATTRIBUTED TO A MICROBURST.

DAMAGE FROM THIS DOWNBURST BEGAN ON THE CROTON RIVER ALONG ROUTE 9
AND SPREAD SOUTH SOUTHEAST TOWARDS CENTRAL OSSINING. THE DAMAGE
CONSISTED PRIMARILY OF SNAPPED TREES. A LARGE 3-4 FOOT DIAMETER TREE
FELL ON ROUTE 9 NEAR EAGLE BAY DRIVE TAKING DOWN POWER LINES THAT
RESULTED IN THE SNAPPING OF SEVERAL TELEPHONE POLES. SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON CEDAR LANE TERRACE AT NUMBER 6 MEADOWBROOK
DRIVE. THE TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN A DIVERGENT PATTERN.

NOTE:  AN AREAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN ROCKLAND COUNTY FOUND NO OBSERVED
DAMAGE.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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