FISHERS ISLAND, NY – A tornado touched down on Fishers Island Monday morning, the National Weather Service has confirmed.
The Fishers Island Fire Department and the Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management reported numerous trees and power lines down across the island after a waterspout moved onshore and became a tornado shortly after 7:30 a.m.
The EF0 tornado, with winds of 65-85 mph, moved back offshore after causing minor damage. No injuries have been reported.
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Small buildings were removed off their foundations on the island, the NWS says.
Fishers Island is located just a couple miles off the Connecticut coast, but it is considered part of the Town of Southold on Long Island. It is home to about 200 year-round residents.
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More Fishers Island tornado damage from @StormSurge pic.twitter.com/fusojljL9l
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) October 29, 2018
Wow! Here’s video of the #tornado that cut across Fisher’s Island this morning! : Brian Faulkner @JimCantore @Ginger_Zee @WeatherNation @WX1BOX @ryanhanrahan @ericfisher @TimNBCBoston @Wx_Max pic.twitter.com/zmU9uFs54K
— eweather (@Eweather13) October 29, 2018
Getting reports of potential waterspout/tornado damage from Fisher’s Island this morning. :Pamela Edwards @NWSNewYorkNY @NWSBoston @WX1BOX @ericfisher @TimNBCBoston @ryanhanrahan pic.twitter.com/Hk70ofFqhc
— eweather (@Eweather13) October 29, 2018
[Confirmed Tornado] At 7:35 am, a tornado touched down on Fishers Island in Suffolk County. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. In addition, small buildings were removed off their foundation. More details will be released tomorrow after a team conducts an on-site survey. pic.twitter.com/39C6zbeL5D
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) October 29, 2018
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