2006 Westchester County tornado
The Westchester County tornado in 2006 was the strongest and biggest tornado in the history of Westchester County, New York. He landed on 12 July 2006 at 15:30 clock EDT ( 19:30 UTC clock ) first in Rockland County and migrated during the following 33 minutes over a distance of 21 km to the southwest of Connecticut. The tornado reached the banks of the Hudson River ground contact, which he then crossed as a waterspout over the next five kilometers. On the other side of the tornado came in the Westchester County, where he met Sleepy Hollow an F1 tornado. During the crossing of the Town, the tornado intensified to an F2 tornado and its diameter grew to almost 400 m. The tornado moved on by the County, damaged numerous buildings until 16:01 clock EDT (20:01 UTC clock ) crossed the border into Connecticut. Shortly after reaching this state, the tornado sparked at 16:03 clock EDT ( 20:03 UTC clock ) in Greenwich on. As the tornado, the Westchester County reached, it was the eighth known tornado since 1950, achieving in this county ground contact or hineinzog in it.
Two barns and a warehouse were destroyed by the tornado, as well as a large stained glass window. Numerous homes and businesses were damaged and uprooted thousands of trees. No one was killed by the storm, but there were six minor injuries. The material damage was 12.1 million U.S. dollars ( in today's prices 14.5 million U.S. dollars).
Meteorological Overview
On 12 July 2006 formed over the east of New Jersey a Superzellengewiiter, which was connected to a low pressure area in southwestern Ontario in conjunction. The heating of the air in the Tri-State region resulted in a modest instability, a key factor in the onset of heavy rain and thunderstorms. Since the conditions for the emergence of a tornado appeared favorable, gave the Storm Prediction Center at 12:40 clock EDT ( 16:40 UTC clock ) Tornadovorwarnungen from. Around 14:00 clock local time ( 18:00 UTC clock ) was created near Carlstadt a strong thunderstorm that three quarters of an hour later a trunk trained, but caused no reported damage. This storm intensified and developed into a supercell as it reached New York. About 15 minutes later was issued for the south of Rockland and Westchester County, a tornado warning, which remained in force until 16:15 clock EDT ( 20:15 UTC clock ). 15:30 clock EDT ( 19:30 UTC clock ) landed an F1 tornado on the Hudson River near Grand View -on-Hudson in Rockland County. The at that time a diameter of less than 100 meters large tornado hit on a pier before he started his five-kilometer -long journey as a waterspout over the river. The tornado resulted in near past the Tappan Zee Bridge and reached the Westchester County. In Westchester County, it was the eighth recorded there tornado.
The tornado reached against 15:37 clock EDT ( 19:37 UTC clock ) the Town of Sleepy Hollow; Two minutes later a squall with a wind speed of 93 km / h was recorded at the periphery of the tornado. When the tornado of New York State Route 9A approached, he intensified to an F2 tornado produced winds of up to 252 km / h and hit a warehouse. At that time, according to the Tornado estimates a diameter of around 275 m and was the strongest tornado ever recorded in Westchester County. Shortly thereafter, the tornado weakened. The length of the trajectory by the Westchester County was measured to approximately 13 km. After crossing the State Border to the Fairfield County of Connecticut, the tornado weakened further, before the trunk clock at 16:03 EDT ( 20:03 UTC clock ) in Greenwich lost contact with the ground after the tornado 3.5 km was drawn through Connecticut. Maybe the tornado landed shortly afterwards near the Merritt Parkway again. Overall, the tornado put in the two states on the ground within 33 minutes for a distance of nearly 21 km back.
Effects
On his way through Rockland and Westchester County in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut, the tornado uprooted thousands of trees, damaged several buildings, including two barns and a warehouse. Six people were slightly injured. The total damage amount was 12.1 million U.S. dollars ( in 2006 prices, at current prices, 15.5 million U.S. dollars) determined.
In Rockland County and the damage was minor. A boat launch and a boat were damaged by the tornado. After the cyclone had crossed the Hudson River, he reached into Westchester County, where most of the damage incurred. He met with the Town of Sleepy Hollow, where he damaged roofs and the exterior cladding of several residential and commercial businesses demolition. A three meter high stained glass windows from the 19th century in the St. Teresa of Avila Church broke. After the tornado hit now in the category F2 on the Town of Pocantico Hills. Several trees were uprooted and destroyed two barns. The California Closet warehouse was seriously damaged; two concrete walls of the building were destroyed. A staircase in the interior, which had used as a refuge for some workers, collapsed, injuring four people. Some concrete blocks of the building were blown away and met near parked cars. The roof of a Comfort Inn nearby was partially covered. After the issuance of a tornado warning, a school was evacuated.
As the tornado crossed State Route 9A, he recognized the vehicle a police patrol. This has been repeatedly spun around before it fell back to the ground; the police officer in a parked vehicle suffered only minor injuries. The tornado moved further east- northeast direction and hit the Towns of Mount Pleasant and Hawthorne, where he damaged numerous trees and less structural damage wreaked. Damage along the Saw Mill River Parkway prompted the authorities to close part of the road near Mount Pleasant. Trees fell on roads and railway lines, so that the road obstructed and the Railway Transport of the Metro-North Railroad was interrupted. After passing through the Kensico Reservoir in Valhalla, where only minor damage was found, the tornado came to Connecticut, where he tore down numerous power lines, causing about 10,000 residents of the county lost the supply of electrical energy. In New York, six people were slightly injured by the tornado, the damage was determined to be 10.1 million U.S. dollars ( 2006).
The weakening tornado ended its migration within the Town of Greenwich in Fairfield County of Connecticut. Thousands of trees were along the Connecticut 3.5km Track of the cyclone uprooted from either or they broke. At several buildings arose lighter damage. In Greenwich tornado interrupted the power supply for about 1,700 households and the traffic on six streets. The majority of the damage, focusing on the northwest corner of Greenwich. In Connecticut, property damage of two million U.S. dollars ( 2006) was born.
Follow
As a result of the tornado, the mayor of Sleepy Hollow declared the site a disaster area. Two hundred assistants were deployed to eliminate the immediate consequences of the storm. Electricians by Consolidated Edison were sent to eliminate torn down power lines of the streets and restore power. By the evening of the day after the tornado, the power supply in the entire Westchester County was renewed, with the exception of about 600 households. The Westchester County established a crisis team to respond quickly to the event can. Two days after the tornado, most roads were cleared and the power supply was completely renewed.