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A small tornado took Buffalo by surprise Monday, damaging buildings, flipping cars and sending debris swirling over downtown. A spiraling column was caught on multiple videos shortly before 1 p.m.
A quick damage survey by the National Weather Service determined the tornado was an EF1 with maximum winds of 90 mph and was on the ground for 1.4 miles. An image of the EF1 tornado that raced ...
Severe weather tore through the southeastern United States on January 8 into January 9th, resulting in 4 fatalities, with 2 of them being tornadic: one each in Alabama and North Carolina. Additional non-tornadic fatalities occurred in the states of Alabama and Georgia. The first January EF3 or stronger tornado in Florida history occurred. [28]
August 5, 2024 - An EF-1 tornado hit downtown Buffalo. Starting as a waterspout on Lake Erie it entered the City’s Lower West Side and downtown area just before 1 p.m. “The tornado began at the shore of the Niagara River near the south end of LaSalle Park and the I-190/Niagara Street interchange.
Tornadoes affected six different states, with Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma receiving most of the tornadoes. A tornado struck downtown Sabetha, Kansas, and a series of tornadoes struck the North Oklahoma City area. (3 significant) Upper Great Lakes severe weather outbreak of August 23, 1998: August 23, 1998: Wisconsin, Michigan: 3: 1 fatality ...
The highest rated damage following the 2024 Greenfield tornado; an engineered or well-constructed home with its slab swept clean of debris. Since the late 18th century, meteorologists and engineers have worked to assess the intensity of tornadoes, typically through the work of a tornado damage survey or a scientific case study.
A tornado caused minor damage to trees, power lines, and a business in downtown Lake Charles. [81] [82] [83] EF1 Chicago, Illinois: July 15, 2024 0 Severe weather sequence of July 13–16, 2024 – A supercell embedded in a powerful derecho dropped a weak tornado in downtown Chicago. [84] EF1 Buffalo, New York: August 5, 2024 0 [85]
A large Kroger store sustained mid-EF1 damage from the tornado, and 25 vehicles in the parking lot were flipped by the tornado, with some being thrown into a nearby ditch. The tornado reached its peak intensity after striking the Kroger as it impacted the Burley Stabilization Corporation (BSC) building, which was destroyed, with winds estimated ...