All five were on Long Island on Saturday, Nov. 13, with the latest identified in North Bellport in Suffolk County, the National Weather Service announced on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
It has been classified as an EF-0 twister (the weakest of the six levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale), due to its wind speed.
The four other tornadoes that touched down on Long Island on Saturday are:
- Nassau County EF-0: Woodmere-Hempstead-Uniondale-Levittown
- Suffolk County EF-0: East Islip
- Suffolk County EF-1: Shirley-Manorville
- Suffolk County, EF-0: Remsenberg to Westhampton
Three other twisters were confirmed to have touched down in Connecticut on Saturday.
Detailed info on all eight twisters can be found here.
Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into six categories:
- EF0 - Weak, winds of 65 to 85 mph
- EF1 - Weak, winds of 86 to 110 mph
- EF2 - Strong, winds of 111 to 135 mph
- EF3 - Strong, winds of 136 to 165 mph
- EF4 - Violent, winds. of 166 to 200 mph
- EF5 - Violent, winds of more than 200 mph
This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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