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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
540 PM EDT Fri Sep 26 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 09/25/25 Tornado Event...

Just before noon, a storm along a warm front separated from the 
rest of the line and began to rotate. With a favorable environment
but low instability, a weak tornado touched down near Callicoon 
Center. With near peak foliage in parts of the Catskills, 
it was easy for the weak circulation to loft leaves into the storm
that were detected by radar with a debris signature. The circulation
was strongest on hilltops and weak to non existent in valleys. 

.Sullivan County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  15.96 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/25/2025
Start Time:             11:57 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 SSW Callicoon Center / Sullivan County / NY
Start Lat/Lon:          41.8264 / -74.9563

End Date:               09/25/2025
End Time:               12:25 PM EDT
End Location:           1 N Lewbeach / Sullivan County / NY
End Lat/Lon:            42.0151 / -74.7777

Survey Summary:
Started the survey near Callicoon Center where there was a house 
with several small trees that fell on the residence. Damage to the
residence was minimal. Given that the circulation started to 
tighten up and there was largely only branches down in town, a 
weak surface rotation likely started close to Callicoon Center. 
Therefore that is where the start of the tornado was determined to
be. 

Up the hill on J Young Road there was a greater amount of damage 
observed, with the tornado crossing paths with old tornado damage 
from April 22, 2023. There were larger trees that fell in a 
convergent pattern as well as the widest section of the tornado 
was in this area, estimated to be about 150 yards wide. No damage 
was observed on Huber Rd and down towards Hazel, so its likely the
circulation became disorganized and lifted. 

Crossing Route 17 and goign up Beaver Hill Rd, there was more 
damage along the path of rotation that had a cyclonic pattern with
the trees that fell on each side of the road in line with 
previous damage. No other damage was observed on roads that 
crossed the path of rotation to the town of Margaretville so the 
tornado was determined to have dissipated near the town of 
Lewbeach near the Sullivan county and Ulster County border. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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