In an age of increasingly turbulent weather, New York set a worrisome milestone just over eight months into 2024: the state has seen the most tornadoes in a single year.
We should bring in Glen Powell from “Twisters.”
With 13 tornadoes in 2018, this is 50% more than in 2018.
In 2002 and 2010, 14 tornadoes hit New York. 1990 saw 16 tornadoes, whereas 1989 and 2003 had 18 at the conclusion of their respective years.
Twenty-three tornadoes whirled in 1998 and 2011, but before this year, 1992 had the record for the most tornadoes in a 12-month period, with 25.
The latest tornado hit New Paltz on Friday, according to NBC. The EF-0 tornado, the weakest tornado in the official tornado classification, occurred about 5:41 p.m. as post-tropical cyclone Debby pounded the area with withering rain and winds. According to NBC, this tornado struck near the New York State Thruway.
Much of the state was under a tornado warning, and Governor Hochul proclaimed a state of emergency as the storm moved through the Empire State.
Prior to that, Buffalo suffered minor damage from a tornado last week.
The ABC7 video shows what looks to be a narrow funnel cloud forming during a storm, while another shows a much wider cloud moving through the area.
Authorities in Buffalo confirmed the damage to numerous structures, but the report indicated no injuries.
ABC News reports that the tornado left a car on its roof in a parking lot, bent street signs, and fallen tree limbs across roads and sidewalks.