Potential tornado touches down in Western New York as Beryl remnants hit
Potential tornado touches down in Western New York as Beryl remnants hit
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The National Weather Service suspects a tornado touched down near Silver Creek just after noon Wednesday and moved along a northeast path near Eden and East Aurora as the remnant storms from Hurricane Beryl hit the region.
Several towns in southern Erie County sustained damage in the storm, and Eden was placed under a State of Emergency. In Arkwright, a dramatic video showed the roof of a house being ripped off and thrown across the yard.
More than 25,000 power outages were reported in Erie County at the height of the storms just after 1 p.m., but that number was down to a few thousand by Wednesday evening.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said no injuries were reported in Eden.
Most of Western New York was removed from a Tornado Watch just before 5 p.m., though it remained in Allegany County until 9 p.m. Warren, McKean and Potter counties in Pennsylvania also remained under a watch Wednesday night.
Severe thunderstorms and an isolated tornado risk were in the forecast for the region Wednesday, along with strong wind gusts and heavy rain that could produce localized flooding. Much of WNY was projected to see 1-2 inches of rain Wednesday, according to the 4Warn Weather team, with some areas potentially reaching higher numbers.
The National Weather Service has not yet released info on the severity of Wednesday’s tornado. It was believed to be the first tornado to hit Western New York since an EF-2 touched down in Wyoming County in 2022.
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Clouds form in Gerry as parts of WNY are under a tornado warning. (Photo: Miranda Bush) -
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Hail in Orchard Park (Courtesy of Sheila N) -
(Trees down in Forestville, Patrick Ryan/WIVB) -
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(Courtesy of Jessica L, Perrysburg)
The NWS issued several updated Tornado Warnings on Wednesday.
The initial Tornado Warning was issued for parts of Chautauqua County and expired at 12:15 p.m. The second update issued for southern Erie County at 12:24 p.m. and grew to include central Erie County and portions of northwestern Wyoming County and southwestern Genesee County as the storm moved across the area.
Separate Tornado Warnings were issued Wednesday afternoon for southeastern Chautauqua County and western Cattaraugus County, including the city of Jamestown; and another warning over Allegany County and Potter County, Pa.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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