An EF-2 tornado late this morning, just west of State Route 19 at Gainesville, has been confirmed by the US National Weather Service Buffalo NY.
The path length was about 10 miles long, with a maximum width of 500 yards and maximum winds of 115MPH, taking down part of a barn and power lines.
The tornado was moving east at about the same times as our previous report today on an unexpected severe thunderstorm which started in northern Allegany County and moved east into Steuben around 11AM.
A report on the damage, along with video, is available from Spectrum News at https://bit.ly/3oAobqH.
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