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  NOUS41 KOKX 301801 CCA
  PNSOKX
  NYZ067-311800-
  
  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
  159 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2009
  
  ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR UNIONVILLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK...
  
  LOCATION...UNIONVILLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK
  DATE...JULY 29 2009
  ESTIMATED TIME...3:05 PM EDT
  MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
  ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH
  MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS
  PATH LENGTH...1 MILE
  BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.29/74.57
  ENDING LAT/LON...41.30/74.56
  FATALITIES...0
  INJURIES...0
  
  * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
  CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
  STORM DATA.
  
  ...SUMMARY...
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY IN
  COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY OFFICE
  AND THE ORANGE COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS CONFIRMED
  A TORNADO NEAR UNIONVILLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK ON JULY 29
  2009.
  
  BASED ON DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWING STRONG LOW LEVEL
  ROTATION...PHOTOGRAPHS OF A FUNNEL CLOUD EXTENDING MORE THAN TWO
  THIRDS TOWARD THE SURFACE AS IT APPROACHED UNIONVILLE AND THE WIND
  DAMAGE SURVEY PERFORMED BY THE MOUNT HOLLY OFFICE WITH THE
  ASSISTANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...A
  TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED IN UNIONVILLE. MANY TREES AND LARGE TREE
  BRANCHES FELL ACROSS STREETS INCLUDING HOUSES AND CARS.
  
  THIS TORNADO WAS PRODUCED BY THE SAME SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED
  AN EF2 TORNADO IN WANTAGE NEW JERSEY JUST MINUTES EARLIER DURING
  THE AFTERNOON ON JULY 29TH.
  
  THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC.
  
  FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
  THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
  
  EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
  EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
  EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
  EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
  EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
  EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
  
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