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 An area where hundreds of trees were blown over. | |
| Max. rating | F2 tornado |
| Fatalities | 6 Injuries |
| Damage | $12.1 million |
| Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
The Westchester Tornado was an F2 tornado that touched down in Rockland New York
Meteorological synopsis
On July 12, a supercell thunderstorm developed over eastern New Jersey in association with a surface low-pressure area in southwestern Ontario. Daytime heating in the Tri-State Region led to moderate instability, a key factor in the development of showers and thunderstorms. With conditions favorable for the development of a tornado, the Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch was issued at 12:40 p.m. EDT (16:40 UTC). At around 1:05 p.m. EDT (17:05 UTC), a thunderstorm produced winds up to 60 mph (95 km/h) in Warren County, which snapped tree limbs and damaged power lines. A stronger thunderstorm developed around 2 p.m. EDT (18:00 UTC) and produced a funnel cloud near Carlstadt at around 2:45 p.m. EDT (18:45 UTC), no damage was associated with the funnel. That same storm became stronger and developed into a supercell thunderstorm as it crossed into New York. At around 3:30 p.m. EDT (19:30 UTC), an F1 tornado touched down near Grand View-on-Hudson along the Hudson River in Rockland County. The 100 yard (91.4 m) wide tornado touched down on a dock before becoming a waterspout as it crossed the river. The tornado passed near the Tappen Zee Bridge before crossing into Westchester County.
Impact
Aftermath
See also
References
- Thompson (2006-07-12). "Severe Weather Watch #593 (Tornado Watch)". Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Stuart Hinson (2006). "July 12, Weather Event #625642 (Thunderstorm Wind)". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- Stuart Hinson (2006). "July 12, Weather Event #625643 (Funnel Cloud)". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- Stuart Hinson (2006). "July 12, Weather Event #626587 (Tornado)". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
External links
- Doppler Radar image of the tornadic supercell nearing Tarrytown
- Video of the tornado damage in Westchester
Category:F2 tornadoes Category:New York tornadoes Category:Connecticut tornadoes Category:Tornadoes of 2006