National Weather Service to investigate possible tornadoes in Westchester and Putnam
There have been a handful of reports of potential tornadoes in the Lower Hudson Valley that the National Weather Service said it will investigate in the coming days.
Many of the reports are from Putnam and Orange counties and there's been at least one in northern Westchester, according to the National Weather Service.
Starting Wednesday, the weather service said it will visit potential tornado sites from Port Jervis into Connecticut to decide if they were hit by a tornado.
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The investigators will look at tell-tale signs, such as a narrow path of damage and leaf splatter. The National Weather Service expects to have more information in the coming days.
There was one confirmed tornado at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Sullivan County, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Evan Duffey.
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