NWS confirms tornado last week near Penn Yan

PENN YAN (WROC) – – The National Weather Service says it has confirmed a tornado touched down near Penn Yan during storms last week.

The tornado was recorded between 8:19 p.m. and 8:21 p.m. Thursday night.

The service says the tornado hit a barn on East Swamp Road then scattered debris across a nearby field.

The tornado also knocked down several trees and blew down a fence near Voak Road before lifting.

The max recorded wind speed was 100 miles per hour.

by WROC (2018, May 8)

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Kyrie Wagner