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Wild Weather, Tornado Cause Damage Across WNY

Add this to your list of “it won’t affect me in MY lifetime”!

The NWS says the tornado that hit the Darien-Corfu area was an EF-1.
BUFFALO (WNED) - Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and hail caused damage across Western New York Saturday afternoon, knocking down tree limbs and power lines.

The National Weather Service says a tornado ripped through Genesee County, damaging several homes and buildings.

The hardest hit area was Darien and Corfu where officials say the storms spawned a tornado that damaged sveral homes and buildings and knocked down trees and power lines.

The weather service says the EF-1 tornado cut a 4 mile long path, 100 yards wide, through Darien and Corfu.

A stretch of Route 77 was also closed in Corfu.

The National Weather Service was also investigating reports of a tornado near Rochester.

In Buffalo, thunderstorms are blamed for knocking down several large trees. Damage was also reported in southern Niagara County.

No injuries were reported.

Published Friday, July 31, 2009 7:26 AM by jcole
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