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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1145 AM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 09/09/2024 Tornado Event Update #1...

.Worth Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind:    UNKNOWN
Path Length /statute/:  0.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/09/2024
Start Time:             5:15 PM EDT
Start Location:         Town of Worth, Jefferson County, NY
Start Lat/Lon:          43.7565 / -75.8837

End Date:               09/09/2024
End Time:               5:17 PM EDT
End Location:           Town of Worth, Jefferson County, NY
End Lat/Lon:            43.7551 / -75.8815

The National Weather Service in Buffalo used Sentinel-2 satellite
imagery and found tornadic damage in Jefferson County. A damage scar
was found using difference techniques of satellite imagery. The
scar was found in a wooded area south of Macklin Road in the
Town of Worth. A damage survey could not be conducted due to
limited access into the wooded area. The tornado is thus rated
EF-Unknown.

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

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

NOTE:
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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