NOUS41 KBGM 291948
PNSBGM
NYZ015>018-022>025-044-045-055-056-PAZ038-039-043-044-047-301200-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
400 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2002

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS AN F1 TORNADO IN MOTTVILLE IN 
SOUTHWEST ONONDAGA COUNTY...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM WAS IN THE DAMAGE AREA 
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONFIRMED THAT AN F1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 
IN THE AREA.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN THE TOWN OF MOTTVILLE.  THE 
TORNADO'S PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS...AND IT'S WIDTH 
WAS APROXIMATELY OF 50 YARDS. A TRAILER WAS DESTROYED IN THE CENTER 
OF MOTTVILLE.  IN ADDITION...SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE SHEARED OFF 10 
TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AS THE TORNADO CROSSED THE AREA. FALLING 
TREES DAMAGED SEVERAL HOUSES IN THE AREA.

THE STORM THAT PRODUCED THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTH THROUGH THE TOWN 
OF SKANEATELES.  SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED WITH THE STORM AS 
IT MOVED THROUGH SKANEATELES...HOWEVER THE TREE DAMAGE IN THAT AREA 
WAS INDICATIVE OF STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...AS ALL OF THE TREES APPEARED 
TO BE BLOWN DOWN TOWARD THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST. 

NO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS WERE REPORTED WITH THE STORM.

F1 DAMAGE EQUATES TO WINDS OF 73 TO 112 MPH.

MORE INFORMATION, ALONG WITH DAMAGE PHOTOS AND A PRELIMINARY 
METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EVENT, WILL BE POSTED TO THE NWS 
BINGHAMTON WEB SITE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THE ADDRESS IS:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM. 

$$

MSE/JFC

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LSR from this event:
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0640 PM    SKANEATELES               NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/28/02   ONONDAGA                       NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
                                          DOWNED. ROOFS BLOWN OFF
                                          HOMES. SAILBOATS OVERTURNED
                                          ON SKANEATELES LAKE. LOCAL
                                          STATE OF EMERGENCY IN
                                          EFFECT. REPORTED BY MEDIA.

map showing location of Mottville, NY

NWS survey team results & pics