What to Know
- The EF1 tornado with max wind speeds of 100 mph touched down in the Dutchess County town of Wappinger at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday
- No one was hurt when the twister tore through a 1.25-mile stretch of the village, ripping up trees and tearing off at least one shed roof
- Video on social media showed hail pounding porches, parking lots and cars
An EF1 tornado, the fourth most powerful on the scale, touched down in Dutchess County, New York, Wednesday as powerful storms ripped through parts of the region, the National Weather Service confirmed.
The National Weather Service said the tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 100 mph ripped through a 1.25-mile swath of the Hudson Valley town of Wappinger at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday, leaving a trail of snapped trees and lifting a roof off a shed before dissipating.
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The tornado touched down near the intersection of Maloney Road and Route 376, traveling east briefly. No one was hurt.
The National Weather Service says it is coordinating with Dutchess County Emergency Management officials on the matter.
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A tornado warning was issued for Dutchess County just as the twister touched down. One was also issued for Fairfield County in Connecticut as severe thunderstorms rolled through the tri-state area, punishing parts of the region with golf ball-sized hail and toppling trees before moving out.
Video on social media showed hail pounding porches, parking lots and cars.
“In all my years of living here, I’ve never seen anything like this,” Saphire Daze said as she recorded hail outside her window.
Severe thunderstorms continued to roll through the area after that, with damaging winds and hail detected in Somerset and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey, according to Storm Team 4.
Heavy rain, thunder and lightning soaked and shook Waterbury, Connecticut, around sunset.
