Severe Storms September 25, 2022

NWS Damage Survey for 09/25/22 Tornado Event

Walton, NY Tornado

Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 09/25/2022
Start Time: 05:38 PM EDT
Start Location: 1 NW Beerston / Delaware County / NY
Start Lat/Lon: 42.1518 / -75.1843
End Date: 09/25/2022
End Time: 05:41 PM EDT
End Location: 1 S Walton / Delaware County / NY
End Lat/Lon: 42.1548 / -75.1398

Survey Summary:

The National Weather Service in Binghamton NY confirmed with a storm survey, that a tornado moved through the Walton area on the evening of September 25th between 5:38 PM to 5:41 PM. During the survey, tornado damage was first noted along Walton Mountain Rd where trees fell in a convergent pattern. Talking to several residents, winds came from multiple directions, with lawn furniture and part of a deck railing blown northwest while trees in the back yard were blown down facing southwest. Sporadic tree damage was followed down to route 10 to an autoshop with some metal sheeting ripped off of the roof and thrown about a 100 yards. From there the damage picked back up across the West Branch of the Delaware River along S River Rd. Sporadic tree damage continued along the south shore of the river to just south of S river Rd with the worst tree damage occurring near the end of the tornado`s track. Up until this section, the damage from the tornado was EF0. Many large trees were snapped or uprooted and fell in a cross stitch pattern for a section of forest that was about 300 yards long and 50 yards wide where the EF1 damage was found.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Delaware County Emergency Management along with the Walton Fire Department for their assistance in the survey.

Survey team: AJG/HLC/RLD

Damage photos from the survey. Click on image for a larger view.

Roof damage.

Damage to structures and vechicles.

Trees uprooted.

Trees downed damage to barn roof.

Trees on home.

Trees down.

NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data.

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