JULY 25TH TORNADO REVIEW AND PICTURES

HILTON TORNADO PATH CORFU TORNADO PATH

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During the late afternoon on July 25, 2009, severe weather developed over Western NY between Buffalo and Rochester. The first storm moved across northern Erie County with numerous funnel cloud sitings and hail to 1 inch in diameter. This storm weakened as it moved to the northeast while a second storm formed rapidly to its south, and eventually produced two tornadoes across Western NY. The first occurred at 450 PM EDT, touching down in the town of Darien, just southwest of the village of Corfu in western Genesee County. The tornado, about 100 yards wide, moved over Corfu around 5PM and then lifted 5 minutes later as the parent storm continued off to the northeast, leaving a 4.2 mile long path of destruction over a 15 minute period. Numerous buildings were damaged and trees uprooted. A barn and greenhouse were destroyed. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The storm was rated an EF1, with peak winds estimated to be near 100 mph.

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