Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on July 29, 2011

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

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Hail Report Description: Spotter reported golf ball-sized hail stones and estimated 60 mph wind gusts.

Hail Report Description: Spotter reported ping pong ball-sized hail stones and estimated 60 mph wind gusts and half an inch of rain.

Hail Report Description: Observer reported quarter-sized hail stones along with 40 to 50 mph winds and measured 0.71 inches of rain.

Hail Report Description: Public report relayed through Sheridan County Dispatch office.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

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Hail Report Description: There were no damage reports received.

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Hail Report Description: Hail covered the ground, and lasted for 15 minutes.

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Hail Report Description: Public estimated tennis ball-sized hail stones.

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Hail Report Description: Spotter estimated quarter-sized hail stones.

Hail Report Description: Public estimated golf ball-sized hail stones.

Hail Report Description: Damage to cars, house windows and shingles was reported.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Ground was covered with hail.

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Hail Report Description: Spotter reported hen egg-sized hail stones covering the ground.

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Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail fell from a severe thunderstorm in Brick Township.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

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Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported in Blooming Grove.

Hail Report Description: Half dollar size hail was reported in Blooming Grove.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

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Wind Report Description: Strong winds were reported.

Wind Report Description: Strong winds gusted multiple times during this time period.

Wind Report Description: Sixty mph winds were estimated.

Wind Report Description: Sixty mph winds downed some large tree branches.

Wind Report Description: Large hail accompanied the strong winds.

Wind Report Description: Sixty mph winds downed some large branches.

Wind Report Description: The strong winds lasted a few minutes.

Wind Report Description: The strong winds destroyed a baseball dugout and snapped a ten inch in diameter tree.

Wind Report Description: Spotter reported a 35-foot tall tree was blown over which also downed some power lines.

Wind Report Description: Sixty mph winds were estimated.

Wind Report Description: Lots of tree damage and power lines down. A facility lost part of its roof. An official NWS Damage Survey estimated the highest winds in this storm at 110 mph.

Wind Report Description: Some light damage consisting of tree branches down and fence damage was noted south of Lambert. More significant damage was found about 9 miles southeast of Lambert on Rd. 115. At this location, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, and there was damage to homes and vehicles. Residents reported hail up to 2.5 inches breaking windows in homes.||Major to minor crop damage was seen over a large area from 9 southeast of Lambert to Savage. An irrigation system was destroyed just north of Savage. There was some damage to structures in and near the town of Savage, with the most significant structural damage surveyed occurring on a ranch 6 miles west-northwest of Savage. At this location, an attached garage was destroyed with the garage door torn off and a wall blown out. The garage door and wall, which were blown 200 feet down wind of the house. Also, this ranch had a grain bin torn off its foundation and blown a half mile down wind, where it was found in a mining pit.||About 4 miles of power poles were blown down or snapped along Rd. 107 west of Lambert. Poles on the south side of the road were blown down, while those on the north side were not, even though those on the south side were thicker poles. The poles that were blown down were a little taller than those that did not get blown down, and had cross members near the top.||In the town of Savage, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. The cemetery at Savage had the most trees blown down.||Crop damage occurred as far south as County Road 107, with hail also being reported. However, significant structural and tree damage was reported by the public (not surveyed) further south, without hail also being reported. A dairy 2.4 miles west-southwest of Savage had considerable damage, including the roof. All of the debris from the dairy was blown down wind towards the south.||The perception of the residents of Savage was that they experienced a tornado. This is a reasonable perception as the residents first received a tornado warning form the NWS, then lost power, and then experienced powerful damaging winds. However, all of the damage surveyed flowed primarily in one direction, towards the south. Also, the damage extended over a wide area exceeding 4 miles in width, and tornadoes are much more localized. In fact, this wide area of damage is more significant than that produced by most tornadoes.||As all of the observed damage implied flow from the north, it was concluded that the damage was caused by a strong macroburst. A macroburst is defined as a strong downdraft from a thunderstorm affecting a path of greater than 2.5 miles. A macroburst forms when hail and rain aloft fall and entrain air, forming a downdraft. As large hail has a high fall speed, strong downdrafts can develop in storms with a lot of large hail (which this storm had). When the downdraft impacts the ground, the flow spreads out horizontally, creating strong straight line winds which radiate out from the center of the downdraft along a gust front. The rotation of the storm can add to the downdraft effect, creating a large area of uniform wind direction. Radar indications did not show large hail approximately south of County Road 107, which agrees with surveyed crop damage and public reports. However, significant damage still occurred for at least several miles south of Rd. 107. It is not unusual for gust fronts to travel considerable distances away from the storms which produce them, which evidently happened in this case.||The maximum wind speeds with this event are estimated from the resulting damage. Uprooted and snapped hardwood trees, building damage, and broken power poles are all consistent with winds above 95 mph over a wide area, with winds up to about 110 mph for the most significant damage.||The survey team did not find any damage from a tornado at any location, though one was conclusively observed and photographed. This is not surprising as the time the tornado was observed, when combined with radar indications of a possible tornado, place the tornado in an empty area just southwest of Fox Lake near Lambert. A tornado in this location would not have left behind any damage for the survey team to catalog.

Wind Report Description: Sixty mph winds were estimated.

Wind Report Description: A spotter reported wind gusts at 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in the city of Port Republic.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: Wind gusts were estimated at 80 mph.

Wind Report Description: Several power poles werew snapped and a quonset hut was blown over.

Wind Report Description: Large tree branches were reported down, taking down power lines along East 102nd Street in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and tree limbs in Evesham and Medford Townships. One downed tree damaged a home in the Marlton section of Evesham Township.

Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and tree limbs in Southampton Township. A Skywarn spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph in the township.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Jackson Township and damaged a couple of homes and vehicles.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and tree limbs in Mount Laurel Township. One downed tree on Rancocas Boulevard fell through the roof of a house.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees, tree limbs and wires in Willingboro Township. There were about 50 thunderstorm related calls throughout the township. One downed tree on Twig Court fell through a home and damaged a vehicle. Westbound Garfield Road remained closed through the 30th.

Wind Report Description: Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and tree limbs in Moorestown. A couple of roadways near the Delran Township border were closed due to tree debris.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down about a half a dozen trees in Trenton. One downed tree at the Trenton Transit Center on Walnut Street trapped a cab driver within his vehicle. He was not injured.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm generated a wind gust of 64 mph in Point Pleasant.

Wind Report Description: Trees were knocked down onto power lines.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and wires in the Burlhome section of Philadelphia. One downed wire started a vehicle fire.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down hundreds of trees and tree limbs in Brick Township and cause property damage to dozens of properties. The Forge Pond, Birchwood Park and Mantaloking neighborhoods were hardest hit. Downed trees (some damaging homes) were reported on Leeswing Drive, Chambers Bridge Road, Sprucewood Drive and Ashwood Drive. The hospital in Brick had to run on emergency generator power for hours after power was lost. A cooling center was also opened in the township.

Wind Report Description: A couple of trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Wind Report Description: Widespread trees were reported down in the Pinecliff Lake Community in West Milford.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm caused tree and roof damage in Lakewood Township. Around sixty people were evacauated from the Peter Ward Tower on Woehr Street after a large part of the apartment building's roof was blown away. A shelter was opened at the Lakewood High School. The residents were permitted to return on August 1st. The Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation Center Nursing Home was evacuated after they lost power.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was downed, and 8 to 10-inch diameter tree limbs were snapped.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in the Woodlands Community around Welsh and Village Roads as well as on Ash Lane in Horsham Township. A couple of trees were also knocked down in Upper Gwynned Township.

Wind Report Description: Dozens of trees were reported down, with ten roads blocked by fallen trees throughout the town of Greenwich. One home along Knollwood Drive received significant damage when a tree fell on it.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was reported down in central Greenwich.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down multiple trees along South Valley Forge Road in Towamencin Township. One large tree fell onto a house.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down several large trees in Lansdale. A downed tree damaged a home and vehicle on one property.

Wind Report Description: A tree was reported down on Ogden Avenue in White Plains.

Wind Report Description: A powerful and damaging microburst occurred in Vernon Township during the early evening of the 29th. Estimated maximum wind speeds were 90 mph. Wind damage began near Silver Fox Lane and moved southeast for about two miles and ended near the intersection of State Route 94 and Sand Hill Road. Most of the wind damage was downed trees, estimated at over one thousand as well as downed wires. Several homes sustained roof damage from the combination of either trees falling on them, or the winds themselves. In the Tall Timbers Mobile Home Park, a number of trees also fell on vehicles and damaged mobile homes. One home on Edsall Drive suffered significant roof damage. The family was taken in by the Crystal Springs Resort. A few other families in the area had to leave their home because of wind damage. An amateur radio antenna on Edsall Drive was bent in half. In addition to Edsall Drive, tree wind damage was extensive on Black Walnut Mountain Road, Basswood Drive and Shebe Drive. About 2,000 Jersey Central Power and Light Customers lost power, 500 still did not have power restored on the afternoon of the 30th.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and wires were reported down throughout Elmsford.

Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Howell Township in the Freewood Acres area between Interstate 195 and West Farms Road.

Wind Report Description: A team of NWS meteorologists surveyed storm damage in Richfield Springs and determined that a micro-burst of strong, straight line winds occurred near 64 Lake Street. A large garage west of Lake Street sustained significant damage to its roof. some debris from the roof was carried into some woods on the east side of Lake Street. No other damage was found.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees were reported down along the Saw Mill River Parkway from near Exit 29 to near Exit 32.

Wind Report Description: State official reported numerous trees down.

Wind Report Description: State official reported numerous trees down.

Wind Report Description: A storm survey team consisting of meteorologists from the National Weather Service and staff from the Westchester Office of Emergency Management conducted a ground and aerial survey of wind damage from thunderstorms on Friday July 29th. Based on information gathered during the survey and conversations with local residences, the damage is being attributed to a microburst. The microburst had estimated maximum gusts of 80 mph associated with it, a path length of about 1.4 miles, and a maximum path width of 0.4 miles.||Damage from this microburst began on the Croton River along Route 9 and spread south-southeast towards central Ossining. The damage consisted primarily of snapped trees. A large 3-4 foot diameter tree fell on Route 9 near Eagle Bay Drive taking down power lines that resulted in the snapping of several telephone poles. Significant tree damage occurred at Cedar Lane Terrace at 6 Meadowbrook Drive. The tree damage was noted in a divergent pattern.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees were reported down around Croton-on-Hudson, including on 4 homes and several cars.

Wind Report Description: Winds were estimated around 75 mph.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down from straight-line thunderstorm winds.

Wind Report Description: Severe winds associated with a micro-burst struck Scranton in the Memorial Stadium area. Damage occurred to businesses along Providence Road to roofs, siding, windows and signs. Trees were snapped and blown down as it crossed the Lackawanna River and railroad tracks. Some damage occurred to trees and at least one business on the other side of the river on Mineral Avenue and Capouse Avenue.

Wind Report Description: Multiple large trees were reported down near Vails Gate.

Wind Report Description: Spotter estimates winds of 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: State official reported numerous trees and wires down.

Wind Report Description: Public estimates winds of 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was reported down at the intersection of Johns Road and Howard Drive near Scotchtown.

Wind Report Description: State official reported a couple of trees down on Gaston Ave.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees near Deer Lake.

Wind Report Description: Local law enforcement officials reported that a tractor trailer rig was blown off the road at mile marker 113 on Interstate 40 by a thunderstorm wind gust. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees between Williamsburg and Martinsburg.

Wind Report Description: Several power poles were downed along Highway 281, 5 miles south of Highway 412. Monetary damages were estimated.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Three trees were downed across the road near the intersection of Cave Springs Road and KK Highway.

Wind Report Description: Local law enforcement reported large tree limbs blown down on road.

Wind Report Description: A tree was blow down across Highway D.

Wind Report Description: A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated to be as much as 75 mph caused considerable damage near Charm in eastern Holmes County. The damage started two miles northwest of Charm and continued into the town. A total of six houses and 18 other buildings were damaged by the strong winds. Two large storage buildings were leveled by the strong winds. Many trees and large limbs were also knocked down. Much of the damage to the houses was caused by fallen trees.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large limbs.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs in western Holmes County.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds damaged a home and took down some trees on Hawley Road on the west side of Montrose, near Route 706. The thunderstorm then produced a significant micro-burst about a mile south-southeast of Montrose, impacting property along Peterson Road, Meshoppen Creek Road and Bolles Road. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. A tree damaged the roof and side of a house and another crushed a farm outbuilding. Windows were blown out on a home, and damage was done to a silo and barn. This damage occurred along Peterson Road. The micro-burst then blew through farm fields and wooded areas, taking down numerous trees. It crossed Meshoppen Road and Bolles Road, snapping additional trees on nearby properties and then appeared to weaken as it moved up a hillside. The pattern of the trees that fell at each location surveyed was slightly divergent, which is indicative of a micro-burst.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Winds were estimated around 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.

Wind Report Description: Winds were estimated around 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: A sugar shack was destroyed, and a few large trees were damaged.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down across Route 8 in Elmwood.

Wind Report Description: Numerous corn fields were flattened around Yates City.

Wind Report Description: Numerous large tree limbs were blown down just north of Abingdon.

Wind Report Description: High winds toppled tree limbs throughout Bradley and Bourbonnais.

Wind Report Description: Extensive tree limb damage was reported throughout Mc Cook. A large sign in front of a restaurant was pulled from its concrete base. A utility pole was blown down across Joliet Road.

Wind Report Description: Many trees were blown down in Glen Ellyn including a tree that damaged a house and resulted in the closure of Park Boulevard. Numerous large tree limbs and at least one uprooted tree were reported in a narrow swath of damage south of the railroad tracks and north of Roosevelt Road.

Wind Report Description: Broadcast media reported that aluminum siding was torn off of a house by estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gusts.

Wind Report Description: A thunderstorm which became severe produced a 53 knot measured wind gust at the Battle Creek airport. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the vicinity of Battle Creek, Tekonsha, Marshall and Albion.

Wind Report Description: The Kalamazoo county road commission reported widely scattered tree damage across portions of the county.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down across portions of Van Buren county, primarily in the vicinity of Paw Paw.

Tornado Report Description: Richland County dispatch received 4 public calls reporting the tornado near Lambert. The majority of the damage in the Lambert to Savage area was straight line wind damage, not tornadic. The tornado caused little damage.

Tornado Report Description: A NWS storm survey team determined that a tornado initially touched down just west of the intersection of Fish and Game Road and Gardner Road. A photo indicated a funnel just west of the initial touchdown location. Convergent damage included two large wagons blown toward the northwest, while several large trees were uprooted and blown toward the northeast. Damage occurred at and near a barn, including a several hundred pound tub of sand being moved a few feet, a broken window, and damage to a wooden structure. Corn was also sheared in a field. Damage in this area indicated top wind speeds of 75 to 80 mph, indicated EF0 intensity.||The tornado appeared to dissipate briefly in a field just east of Gardner Road, then a second touchdown occurred at a creek near 162 Chapin Road. EF1 damage was surveyed in this area, including 10 to 20 large, uprooted trees and a large barn blown several inches off its foundation. One of the large trees hit a house and damaged the roof. Damage in this area was also convergent, as the top of a large tree was determined to be blown northeast of Chapin Road, while several other trees were uprooted and blown toward the northwest. The tornado crossed Chapin Road and dissipated in a corn field west of County Route 51. Damage in this area indicated top wind speeds of 85 to 90 mph.

Tornado Report Description: Based on a storm survey performed by the National Weather Service, radar signatures, and eyewitness reports, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado that ran from Goshen to Blooming Grove NY, on Friday July 29th.|The tornado touched down near 109 Coleman Road and lifted near 600 Craigsville Road in Goshen, then skipped along near Craigsville Road, before finally lifting near 379 Prospect Road in Blooming Grove. All along this path, trees converged into a well-defined narrow path. The most significant property damage occurred on Hasbrouck Road in Goshen, where 2 houses directly across the street from one another - 101 and 110 Hasbrouck - were impacted. At 101 Hasbrouck Road, roof shingles were torn off, skylight windows were blown in with glass shattering, and debris was embedded all along the sides of the house including a small branch that went right through a gutter. At 110 Hasbrouck Road, trees were draped all over the house with minor structural damage.

Tornado Report Description: A second tornado touched down occurred from the same storm. An area of damage was surveyed near the Honesdale high school and middle school. This tornado was a bit smaller and weaker than the first. Some shingles were blown off a roof of a home and damaged some trim on another home. A couple dozen trees were snapped and uprooted along the path. Insulation from the roof of the middle school, which was under construction, was strewn to the north and northeast of the path.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down near West Locust Avenue and Route 6 just west of Honesdale. The primary damage was to numerous trees which were uprooted and snapped. One home was damaged and a shed was destroyed by falling trees. Minor damage to other homes and buildings occurred, such as shingles blown off and objects tossed. Trees and debris were in a very convergent pattern, indicative of a tornado. Some of the shingles were found on the upwind side of the storm. The tornado moved southeast across the Lackawaxen River and weakened as it moved up the hill on the other side.

Tornado Report Description: A brief tornado touch down occurred on Phillips-Odell Road. Convergent damage in the area included a flipped shed, some minor tree damage and a paddle boat blown approximately 50 yards from a lake. An eyewitness indicated that a rotating funnel of strong winds passed over the area at the time of the damage. The tornado initially touched down west of Phillips-Odell Road, then dissipated in a field east of the road.