CORTLAND, NY (607NewsNow) — Thursday’s storm across the Southern Tier included a tornado.

The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado “briefly touched down 3.4 miles WSW of Cortland
in Cortland County NY around 11:32 AM, moving east-northeast at 50 mph.”

“Tree damage along the route was the most common type of damage, with a swath of tree damage showing a convergent pattern, which is indication of a brief tornado touching down. Going east along Route 222, and along residential streets south of Route 222, multiple trees fell in the east-northeast direction, with a few falling due north. Where convergent damage was evident was just north of the Cortland County Airport, with a few trees falling in the southwest direction.”

“Among the damage, some of the most extensive was mainly large uprooted trees and large snapped trees. Going further east-northeast, further scattered tree damage was observed, but did not show a convergent pattern. This indicated that the brief tornado dissipated before heading into town, and was residual thunderstorm wind damage,” the NWS added.

An EF-0 tornado has wind speeds of 65-85 mph, forecasters said. No injuries were reported during Thursday’s storm.

NWS crews were in Cortland and Groton on Friday for damage assessments.