Tornado That Touched Downed In Eden, New York Upgraded

After several days of research and seeing the destructive path of the tornado that touched down in Eden, officials with the National Weather Service upgraded it from an EF-0 to an EF-2.

READ MORE: RECORD NUMBER OF TORNADO WARNINGS ISSUED IN WESTERN NEW YORK. 

WHAT IS THE EF SCALE FOR TORNADOS?

The EF Scale, officially known as the Enhanced Fujita Scale, has been used by weather officials since 2007 to assign a "rating" to tornados based on wind speeds and related damage done. The scale goes from 0 to 5, with 5 being the worst.

WHY WAS THE EDEN TORNADO UPGRADED?

After reviewing data collected and seeing the damage done, officials with the National Weather Service deemed the tornado to be an EF-2 which is worse than the original rating of EF-0 the tornado was given when it first touched down last Wednesday.

HOW MANY TORNADOS TOUCHED DOWN IN WESTERN NEW YORK THAT DAY?

After reviewing all the data, officials determined that four tornados touched down in Western New York that day. The one in Eden, one near Darien, one near Arkwright, and a fourth near the Town of Aurora.

READ MORE: WATCH CRAZY VIDEO OF TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN IN WESTERN NEW YORK. 

Luckily no fatalities were reported with the tornados even though a lot of damage was done in parts of Eden.

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Here is a look at the deadliest tornados that have touched down in New York State history.

5 - September 3rd, 1993 - 2 people were killed - An EF1 tornado touched down in a corn field in Batavia and moved northeast. As the tornado crossed Route 5, it lifted a delivery van into the air and dropped it onto an oncoming tractor-trailer. Both drivers were killed instantly.

4 - October 14th, 1989 - 2 people were killed - An EF2 tornado moved through McDonough for around 2 miles. The tornado grew to about 300 feet in length and injured three people while killing two others.

3 - May 2nd, 1982 - 2 people were killed - An EF3 tornado moved through Sherman, New York for around 28 miles. The tornado reached 450 feet in width and killed two people.

2 - July 8th, 2014 - 4 people were killed - An EF2 tornado touched down in Smithfield just 2 miles to the northeast of Peterboro. This tornado moved 2.5 miles and a path and resulted in 4 fatalities in Smithfield. Three homes were destroyed and 5 additional homes sustained significant damage.

1 - November 16th, 1989 - 9 killed were killed - An EF1 tornado touched down near Monroe New York, and moved for 9 miles killing 9 people on the ground. 18 people were also injured and this tornado caused nearly $25 million dollars in damage.