A tornado touched down near Ava in Oneida County, NY, Thursday evening. The National Weather Service confirmed the EF0 twister that carved a 3 mile path. .
The National Weather Service has confirmed the fifth and most powerful tornado in New York so far this year—an EF-2 with winds reaching 115 mph. The storm hit the Town of Phelps, carving a 1.7-mile path and causing significant damage.
Another powerful storm rolled through New York, and officials are now investigating reports of two more possible tornadoes. If confirmed, it would bring the total from recent storms to six.
Not even a full week after officials confirmed the 27th and 28th tornado to strike the state, respectively in New Paltz and Fowler, another one may have touched down in a tiny hamlet in Herkimer County.