NWS Surveys Lewis County Storm Damage for Possible Tornado After 2 p.m. Strike
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Updated · WWNY · Jul 2
NWS Surveys Lewis County Storm Damage for Possible Tornado After 2 p.m. Strike
3 articles · Updated · WWNY · Jul 2
Summary
The National Weather Service was set to inspect damage near Denmark and Castorland after a storm hit Lewis County around 2 p.m. Monday, to determine whether a tornado touched down.
The storm knocked down trees and triggered widespread power outages across Lewis and neighboring Jefferson counties, pointing forecasters to possible tornadic or severe straight-line wind damage.
Beaver Falls saw a tree fall across a yard, another large limb come down nearby, and a road blocked by a fallen tree, while video from Lowville showed trees bending in heavy rain.
The survey followed a fast-moving afternoon storm system whose full classification depended on on-site damage patterns rather than eyewitness video alone.