Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, August 21, 1994

An isolated thunderstorm spawned a weak tornado in the City of Geneva near Packwood Road and Route 14. The initial touchdown occurred on the west side of Rte. 14 where trees were downed. As the storm crossed Route 14 it destroyed empty grain elevators. Pieces of the buildings were strewn across fields to the northeast. Further east on Packwood Rd. about a dozen trees were downed. On Town Line Rd to the north of Packwood Rd. there was extensive damage to a stand of trees. Approximately 90% of mature trees in a two acre area were totally destroyed.

An isolated thunderstorm produced a weak tornado in the town of Dryden along State Routes 13 and 392. A barn collapsed. Several large trees were downed on homes. A large tree fell on a car and destroyed it. Power and telephone lines were taken down. Several buildings sustained light roof damage. Roof shingles were blown off. Eaves were peeled up. Chimneys were damaged. Windows were blown out. About a hundred trees sustained damage.

Isolated severe thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern New York ahead of a cold front on the 21st of August. An F1 tornado skipped 3 times along a 1.2 mile path in Fort Miller where it downed a 60 foot high concrete silo, tore sheet metal from two barns, removed part of the slate roof of a house, toppled a camper trailer and blew windows out of two houses. One man was slightly injured receiving minor cuts from flying glass. In Marathon and Messengerville severe thunderstorm winds downed trees. In Edwardsville lightning was believed to be responsible for a barn fire during an early morning thunderstorm which totally destroyed the storage barn.