BUFFALO, N.Y. — A tornado that touched down Wednesday afternoon in the Town of Eden had initially been considered an EF-0.
With two days to examine the damage, the National Weather Service now considers that Erie County twister an EF-2.
An EF-0 tornado has winds of 65 to 85 mph. An EF-2 has winds that range between 111 and 135 mph, and in this case, the National Weather Service estimates that winds reached 115 mph in Eden.
The Eden tornado touched down at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday and ended at 12:46.
Initially, the area with the most damage was near Gary Drive and Sauer Road, where "multiple building had uprooted shallow rooted trees fall onto them. This was by far the area of greatest damage extend and the end of the path of this tornado," the weather agency said.
More damage uncovered in the days that followed led to a revised report.
"Additional damage was found on Sisson Highway with roof damage to a structure. Further damage occurred with total destruction of multiple farm buildings on East Eden Road before the tornado abruptly ended," the NWS said Friday.
The National Weather Service thanked the Eden Fire Department and the Erie County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for help with the survey.