Two more tornadoes confirmed in New York: See where they hit

A small tornado touched down in Oswego County and damaged trees during storms on July 24, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado struck near the town of Orwell, causing a short path of broken tree limbs near a tributary of Pennock Brook. The estimated peak winds for the twister was 85 mph, placing it on the upper limit of the Enhanced Fujita Scale rating of 0; it traveled 0.2 miles and had a maximum width of 75 yards.

The same day, a tornado was recorded in Fulton County, near Broadalbin. The EF-0 tornado reached an estimated peak wind of 80 mph and traveled just 0.17 miles.

The twister touched down in the backyard of a local barbershop, then traveled across state Route 29 and felled tree limbs in the front yard of a home. It lasted approximately one minute, reaching a maximum width of 30 yards.

There have now been 22 tornadoes in New York this month, shattering the previous record of 13 set in 1992. It also brings New York to a total of 24 tornadoes for the year, moving it into second place for any year since 1950. The record of 25 was set in 1992.

July 2024 tornadoes in New York

Here is the list for confirmed tornadoes on July 24:

• Broadalbin, Fulton County - EF-0
• Redfield, Oswego County - EF-0

Confirmed tornadoes for July 16:

• Oxbow Lake, Hamilton County – EF-1
• Wells, Hamilton County – EF-1
• Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, Hamilton County - EF-1
• Old Forge, Herkimer County - EF-1
• Ohio, Herkimer County - EF-1
• Canastota, Madison County – EF-1
• Rome, Oneida County – EF-2
• Lee, Oneida County - EF-1
• Edinburg, Saratoga County - EF-1
• Johnsburg, Warren County - EF-0

Confirmed tornadoes for July 15:

• Virgil, Cortland County - EF-0
• Canandaigua, Ontario County - EF-0
• Pavillion, Genesee County - EF-0

Confirmed tornadoes for July 10:

• Forestville, Chautauqua County - EF-1
• Eden, Erie County - EF-0
• West Falls, Erie County - EF-1
• Alexander, Genesee County - EF-0
• Redfield, Oswego County - EF-1
• Fair Haven, Wayne County - EF-Unknown
• Forestport, Oneida County - EF-0

Has this been a bad year for tornadoes?

Overall, the United States is well ahead of its historical average yet well behind 2011, which was an incredibly active year for tornadoes. Through July 25 in 2011, there were 1,983 tornadoes; the average is 1,006 from 2010 to 2023.

So far this year there have been 1,486 twisters nationwide, eclipsing the annual average since 2010 of 1,355 for the full year.

— Steve Howe covers weather, climate and lake issues for the Democrat and Chronicle. An RIT graduate, he returned to Rochester after working around the state and in Utah. He plans to see the new movie "Twisters." Have a favorite weather movie? Tell him at showe@gannett.com.

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