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5 Tornadoes Hit NY During Round Of Severe Storms, With 1 Fatality Reported 5 Tornadoes Hit NY During Round Of Severe Storms, With 1 Fatality Reported
5 Tornadoes Hit NY During Round Of Severe Storms, With 1 Fatality Reported One person was killed during a two-and-a-half hour span when at least five tornadoes touched down in New York State this week, the National Weather Service announced following a survey of the damage, and more confirmations could be coming. The time frame for the twisters on Tuesday afternoon, July 16, was from 3 p.m. to around 5:30 p.m. Four of the five were rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the second-weakest of the six levels. They were identified at: Canastota, Madison County - EF-1, from 3 p.m. to 3:07 p.m. Peak winds - 100 mph. Oxbow Lake, Hamilton County - …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here's Where This Year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Coming From In NY State Here's Where This Year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Coming From In NY State
Here's Where This Year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Coming From In NY State Now that Spooky Season has come and gone, attention is turning toward the holiday season and all of the festivities and traditions that go along with it, including New York’s iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. This year’s tree is an 82-foot tall Norway Spruce from upstate New York that was grown in Queensbury in Warren County, Rockefeller Center announced on Instagram Tuesday, Nov. 1. Measuring 50-feet wide and weighing 14 tons, the tree is believed to be 85 to 90 years old, NBC New York reports. It was donated by the Lebowitz family of Glens Falls.  View this p…

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by Michael Mashburn