Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.86
-- Width 30
State NEW YORK
County/Area ORANGE
WFO OKX
Begin Date 07/29/2009 14:05:00 EST-5
Begin Range 1
Begin Azimuth S
Begin Location UNIONVILLE
Begin Lat/Lon 41.29/-74.57
End Date 07/29/2009 14:07:00 EST-5
End Range 1
End Azimuth E
End Location UNIONVILLE
End Lat/Lon 41.3/-74.56
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 75.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A pre-frontal trough caused scattered severe thunderstorms to develop across Southeast New York, including a tornado in Orange County. Some of the storms produced very heavy rain which led to flash flooding in New York City.
Event Narrative Based on a damage survey conducted by the NWS Mount Holly New Jersey Office in conjunction with the Orange County Office of Emergency Management, along with evidence from Doppler Weather Radar and photographs, it was confirmed that an EF0 tornado struck Unionville. Dozens of trees and a multitude of large tree branches fell across streets, and upon several houses and cars.| |This tornado was produced by the same severe thunderstorm that produced an EF2 tornado in Wantage New Jersey just minutes earlier during the afternoon on July 29th.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 2 80.25K 0.00K
GARNERSVILLE ROCKLAND CO. NY 07/29/2009 13:15 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
GREAT KILLS RICHMOND CO. NY 07/29/2009 13:38 EST-5 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREAT KILLS RICHMOND CO. NY 07/29/2009 13:38 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 1.50K 0.00K
TUCKAHOE WESTCHESTER CO. NY 07/29/2009 14:05 EST-5 Lightning 0 1 0.00K 0.00K
UNIONVILLE ORANGE CO. NY 07/29/2009 14:05 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
ST GEORGE RICHMOND CO. NY 07/29/2009 14:14 EST-5 Lightning 0 1 0.00K 0.00K
NEW YORK KINGS CO. NY 07/29/2009 14:38 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLOWBROOK RICHMOND CO. NY 07/29/2009 14:40 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW YORK NEW YORK CO. NY 07/29/2009 15:00 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WOODSIDE QUEENS CO. NY 07/29/2009 15:00 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
BRONX BRONX CO. NY 07/29/2009 15:28 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW YORK NEW YORK CO. NY 07/29/2009 15:28 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BELLEROSE NASSAU CO. NY 07/29/2009 19:30 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.75K 0.00K
Totals: 0 2 80.25K 0.00K