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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
357 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 7/29/2020 TORNADO EVENT...

.Tornado Confirmed in Southern Monroe County...

Start Location...Wheatland Center in Monroe County, NY
End Location...Scottsville in Monroe County, NY
Date...July 29, 2020
Estimated Time...653 PM to 657 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...75 mph
Maximum Path Width...100 yards
Path Length...4.2 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...43.0019/-77.8222
Ending Lat/Lon...43.0050/-77.7440
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
A supercell thunderstorm developed over Genesee County and tracked
east-southeast from just south of the interchange of the New York
State Thruway and I-490. Scattered tree limb damage consistent
with straight line winds was found along the Oatka Creek upon
following the path of this storm into Monroe County starting
just east of Beulah Road and continuing through Mumford. Damage
became more concentrated upon crossing Wheatland Center Road and
entering Oatka Creek Park. A grassy field was laid down flat in 
the opposite direction of the storm motion with tree damage to the
south end of the field indicating rotation with several damage
trees having broken to the northeast. Farther east, a partially-
flattened corn field with two shallow-rooted uprooted trees along 
its southern periphery was coupled with several broken trees along
a hiking path through Oatka Creek Park indicating opposing
directional damage. Scattered damage continued farther east from
Oatka Creek Park along Quaker Road south of Scottsville. A second 
more concentrated area of damage was found near the intersection 
of Quaker Road and Route 251. Several trees were downed along the
hillside west of Route 251, into Route 251, and on the property at 
the southeast corner of Route 251 and Quaker Road. This included 
at least three uprooted shallow-rooted trees and one approximately 
five foot diameter broken and twisted hardwood tree along with 
many downed smaller limbs that indicated a convergent damage path.

Due to the fact that the majority of the path of this storm was
along Oatka Creek and through the Oatka Creek Park and in an area
that is primarily rural, there was no damage to any structures.
Because of this, the National Weather Service use exclusively
tree damage indicators to reach a conclusion of an EF0 strength
and maximum wind speed of 75 mph. 

The National Weather Service extends its sincere gratitude to the
Monroe County Emergency Management Office for their considerable
assistance in the storm survey today.   

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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