Radar Images from the Sanford NY F1 Torando on MAY 24

[USAwx1]

Notice the WELL DEFINED hook evident between East Windsor, and Sanford at 521 PM EDT. w/ excellent rotational couplet.

Unfortunately the cell Missed me to the SW...

ENJOY

521 PM EDT:





526 PM EDT





531 PM EDT





536 PM EDT





541 PM EDT






546 PM EDT





551 PM EDT

[Stormsfury]

Whew ... the images from 5:26 PM EDT really tell the story with a classic hook echo, and probably an HP supercell with that kind of base reflectivity. Also, the velocities right over Sanford are in excess of 80 kts gate to gate shear ... quite surprised the tornado wasn't a little stronger ...

SF

[USAwx1]

Whew ... the images from 5:26 PM EDT really tell the story with a classic hook echo, and probably an HP supercell with that kind of base reflectivity. Also, the velocities right over Sanford are in excess of 80 kts gate to gate shear ... quite surprised the tornado wasn't a little stronger ...

SF

yeah, gate to gate velocities were very impressive, falling just shy of the 90 KT observed w/ some of the supercells during the NB and IA outbreak the days before. Personally based on some of the damage, I would say VERY strong F1 to perhaps borderline/flirting w/ F2 intensity

[USAwx1]

also, one would expect to see some severe hail with base reflectivity returns that high, sure enough there was plenty of it --- ranging from pea to GOLFBALL size.

[USAwx1]

Here's some other damage photos.

[Stormsfury]

I would have liked to see the VIL imagery. The storms in NE/IA last week during the major outbreak of tornadoes returned a VIL of >75 (that huge cell in Southern NE. Unfortunately, I don't have any saved images of that cell on radar last week ..

[USAwx1]

I would have liked to see the VIL imagery. The storms in NE/IA last week during the major outbreak of tornadoes returned a VIL of >75 (that huge cell in Southern NE. Unfortunately, I don't have any saved images of that cell on radar last week ..

I should assume that this cell probably had VIL's in the lower or mid 60s.

Heres the APR 18 Downburst wind event and VERY weak F0 tornado in Cayuga County.



and nother event in JUL 2003, which was MUCH closer to me. Several large trees were reported down at a campgropund right outside of DELHI.

[USAwx1]

great bowing signature here across central delaware county...

[USAwx1]

that was the SAME system which was responsible for producing the F3 in Potter county, PA, as well as several other reports of of significant hail and wind damage that day.

the Severe weather was produced by one of the more impressive MCV's or "land hurricanes" as it did for a time have an eye-like signature. VERY impressive situation all around/

heres another shot of the line as it came through South central and NY and North central PA.

[USAwx1]

If anyone has a saved radar image of the JUL 21 MCV, please post it if possible.....thanks.

[Josephine96]

Very chilling and even scary radar images.. Nice post

[USAwx1]

the JUL 21 outbreak was by far the most impressive severe wx episode of the season for the northeast, even more impressive than what the MAY 11 tornado outbreak, was. that event however, was a BUST for most, especially those further south in ERN PA/NJ.

[USAwx1]

another damage pic from the MAY 24 sanford F1 of some trees down:

[Stephanie]

Great radar images! Thanks for sharing!