The tornado that struck downtown Buffalo, New York, on Monday may actually have been a plume of water that made landfall.
The National Weather Service confirmed late Monday that an EF1 tornado brought winds of up to 90 mph to downtown Buffalo, touching down less than a half-mile from City Hall. according to Trees were damaged and several roads were closed throughout the region, but there were no reports of injuries, the news outlet reported.
picture share Images posted to social media by AccuWeather showed the tornado and damage, which appears to have been primarily to roofs.
Wow! A plume of water that appeared to have made landfall turned into a destructive tornado in downtown Buffalo! Again! What!? https://t.co/UYkvUWA2e7
— Dr. Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerUSA) August 5, 2024
On Monday, an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90 mph left extensive damage in Buffalo, New York.
New York state saw 23 reported tornadoes over a four-day period in July this year. Last year, there was one reported tornado by the end of July. pic.twitter.com/Tv6LHv8xa1
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 6, 2024
Extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer was one of the first to post about the tornado, and he said it may have been a plume of water that fell onto land and turned into a tornado. “Buffalo! Again! What the hell!” he tweeted. Said In a tweet.
Other footage shows people watching the tornado from the ground. clipIt looks like twin tornadoes walking across the roof. It’s actually pretty creepy. Photographed Watching the event from a high rise building, I saw two very different tornadoes appear on separate footage: one wide and blowing away what was likely roofing material, the other smaller and thinner, appearing just outside an occupied window.
Tornado in downtown Buffalo, New York? #bufwx pic.twitter.com/ZEfiwmj9jp
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 5, 2024
There was a tornado in Buffalo today!
This was the first time I’d seen it, I was passing by my workplace pic.twitter.com/yujSGfrKaA— m (@mxxrissa) August 5, 2024
Wow!!! Multi-vortex tornado hits downtown Buffalo without warning #nywx pic.twitter.com/4pvxYLzLBw
— Brian 🌪 (@BrianAllenWX) August 5, 2024
Breaking News: No warnings #tornadocompeting with multiple suction vortexes that caused damage downtown #Buffalonew york.
It developed near a stationary front and a weak low pressure wave.
WBIV Channel 4’s tower camera captured the tornado moving through the city. pic.twitter.com/7iaHjmBrCm
— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) August 5, 2024
Storm Chaser Brian Allen Claimed A repost of the video of the incident showed that residents were not warned about the risk of a tornado. Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci Echoed Allen’s claim was shared along with video of the storm captured by WIVB 4 tower. WIVB reported that thunderstorms were forecast in the area, but no tornado warnings were issued.
The NWS seemed to agree with Timmer, reporting that the tornado formed on the banks of the Niagara River. It reportedly traveled 1.4 miles inland, flipping cars and downing trees. (Related: Wild video shows Hurricane Debbie making landfall, but the worst is yet to come)
Some roads remained closed into Monday night as cleanup crews worked to restore power lines, the media reported. Roads had begun to reopen later on Monday, but according to Buffalo City Council: Rainy weather is expected to continue this week as remnants of Hurricane Debby move north across the Carolinas and Virginia into New England by Sunday.
