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Tree Falls On House During Heavy Winds In Rockland County Tree Falls On House During Heavy Winds In Rockland County
Tree Falls On House During Heavy Winds In Rockland County Heavy wind gusts blew down a large tree that landed on a residence in Rockland County on Wednesday night, Nov. 5.  The incident happened in Spring Valley, when a large tree fell on a house on Franka Place, The Monsey Scoop reported. The outlet released dramatic video of the incident showing the tree coming down against the side of the house, causing damage.  Luckily, no injuries were reported, the outlet said. Click here to view the full report from The Monsey Scoop. 

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Tornado Confirmed After Severe Storms Batter Northeast Tornado Confirmed After Severe Storms Batter Northeast
Tornado Confirmed After Severe Storms Batter Northeast A fast-moving round of severe storms swept through the Northeast, spawning a rare tornado in New England and leaving a trail of downed trees, power outages, and canceled events in its wake. The National Weather Service confirmed that the twister touched down in Holden, Massachusetts, located northwest of Worcester, late Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, as part of an intense line of storms that moved across about a dozen states. It was rated an EF-1 twister, the second weakest of the six levels on the Enhanced Fujita damage scale. Radar detected the tornado around 4:07 p.m., along with a clear …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Tree Falls On Wires, Floods Ambulance Corps HQ In Airmont Tree Falls On Wires, Floods Ambulance Corps HQ In Airmont
Tree Falls On Wires, Floods Ambulance Corps HQ In Airmont A fallen tree caused major damage at a Rockland County ambulance facility, trapping emergency vehicles and flooding the building.  The incident happened in Airmont on Wednesday evening, Aug. 20, when a large tree came down on live wires at the William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps Central Headquarters at 5 South DeBaun Ave., The Monsey Scoop reported. The wires blocked access and left three ambulances trapped inside the building until Orange & Rockland Utilities arrived to clear the scene. The tree strike also caused a water main break inside the headquarters, leading to significan…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Twin Girls Killed In NY Tornado That Claimed Third Victim Remembered For 'Enthusiasm, Laughter' Twin Girls Killed In NY Tornado That Claimed Third Victim Remembered For 'Enthusiasm, Laughter'
Twin Girls Killed In NY Tornado That Claimed Third Victim Remembered For 'Enthusiasm, Laughter' A small hamlet in upstate New York is reeling after a rare tornado killed six-year-old twin sisters and also claimed the life of a 50-year-old woman. The powerful EF-1 twister touched down in Oneida County, in the town of Kirkland, at around 4 a.m. Sunday, June 22, according to the National Weather Service. Deputies responded to reports of damage across the county following severe weather. Among the hardest hit areas was the hamlet of Clark Mills, where peak winds reached 105 miles per hour, as Daily Voice reported. Emergency crews were first called to a residence on Milstream Court, where…

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by Michael Mashburn
Weather
New Tornado Confirmed Amid Record-Setting Year In NY: Here's When, Where New Tornado Confirmed Amid Record-Setting Year In NY: Here's When, Where
New Tornado Confirmed Amid Record-Setting Year In NY: Here's When, Where A new tornado just touched down in New York in what has been a historic year for twisters in the state. There have now been 29 tornadoes in New York this year, breaking the record of 25 in 1992. A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team examined several reports of damage in Allegany County, in the towns of Wirt and Friendship, located near Buffalo, after the incident happened in the middle of the evening on Friday, Sept. 6. "The damage found was consistent with a tornado, with several areas of concentrated and extensive tree damage," the weather service said. The tornado had peak wind…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
2 Tornadoes Confirmed In NY This Week: Here's When, Where 2 Tornadoes Confirmed In NY This Week: Here's When, Where
2 Tornadoes Confirmed In NY This Week: Here's When, Where A pair of new tornadoes have been confirmed in New York this week. Both occurred upstate on Wednesday, July 24, and they come after 10 twisters hit central and northern New York last week. In Oswego County, the first tornado on Wednesday touched down just before 3:30 p.m. in the town of Orwell, about 40 miles north of Syracuse. It left a short, coherent path of broken tree limbs extended down an east-west path and had peak winds of 85 miles per hour, ranking it as an EF-0 tornado, the weakest of six levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, according to the National Weather Service. The o…

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by Joe Lombardi