The National Weather Service in Buffalo confirmed a second tornado touched down in the Rochester area Monday afternoon, amid severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Canandaigua that moved through the area.
The tornado touched down in Pavilion, Genesee County, and was an EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with peak winds of 85 mph, according to the Weather Service. It touched down at 3:50 p.m. and was on the ground for two minutes, traveling three-quarters of a mile, according to data released Wednesday. The tornado was 75 yards wide.
The tornado damaged numerous trees, snapping trunks and branches and uprooting others. There were no reports of damage to buildings, the Weather Service said.
Also on Monday, an EF-0 tornado ripped through Canandaigua in Ontario County.
The tornado, with peak winds of 75 mph, touched down at 4:48 p.m. Monday and remained on the ground for two minutes, traveling .7 miles, according to data released Tuesday afternoon. The tornado had a path width of 75 yards.
The tornado damaged trees along the north shore of Canandaigua Lake, from Kershaw Park to a development just east of the park to Canandaigua Country Club, the Weather Service said. The high winds snapped some trees and uprooted others. Shingles, siding and other aluminum fascia were damaged on some homes. There was also damage to trees and power poles along Eastern Boulevard.
There were no injuries or fatalities in either tornado.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: NWS confirms tornado in Genesee County, second in Rochester NY region
