
UPDATE: Four Tornados Confirmed In Western New York
This week’s weather was a lot worse than first reported as the National Weather Service confirmed that four tornados touched down in Western New York on Wednesday.
Here is a look at where the four tornados touched down on Wednesday.
The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-0 tornado did touch down in Genessee County near the town of Darien. That tornado has wind speeds of 75 miles per hour.
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The National Weather Service announced that an EF-0 tornado touched down around 12:40 pm on Wednesday in the town of Eden. That tornado had wind speeds of 85 miles per hour.
READ MORE: RECORD NUMBER OF TORNADO WARNINGS ISSUED IN WESTERN NEW YORK.
An EF-1 tornado was confirmed to touch down in Chautauqua County in the town of Arkwright. That tornado touched down around 12:06 pm and had wind speeds of up to 110 miles per hour. That tornado traveled around 3 miles before ending around the town of Hanover.
The fourth confirmed tornado in Western New York was an EF1 tornado in the Town of Aurora near West Falls.
These were the first confirmed tornados to touchdown in Western New York since 2022.
Overall the National Weather Service in Buffalo issued a record 18 tornado warning on Wednesday. Yesterday's warning broke the old record of 7 warnings issued in a 24 hour span.

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.
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