The remnants of Hurricane Debby moved up the East Coast on Friday, bringing widespread damaging winds and catastrophic flooding to many areas, including New York. Confirmed tornadoes have already been reported in the Carolinas, Virginia and Delaware as the powerful storm moved quickly northeast.

The National Weather Service confirmed that at least one tornado touched down in parts of the Hudson Valley on Friday afternoon. It is the first confirmed tornado in the Hudson Valley in a year that has seen record numbers of tornadoes in New York State.

National Weather Service confirms tornado hit parts of Ulster County

The National Weather Service said an EF-0 tornado touched down and crossed the New York State Thruway late Friday afternoon.

Video shows the storm reaching parts of New Paltz near New Paltz High School. The tornado stayed on the ground for only a short time, uprooting several trees in its path.

According to NBC, the tornado touched down near Exit 18 on the Thruway. Although no tornado warning was issued, it was most likely the same storm that triggered a tornado warning in Orange County on Friday, meteorologists report.

Record year for tornadoes in New York State

The recent storms came after the National Weather Service spent weeks monitoring a record number of tornadoes occurring the week of July 15, including a strong EF-2 tornado that devastated parts of Rome, NY, and the remnants of Hurricane Beryl, which spawned seven tornadoes in New York in early July.

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According to the National Weather Service, the previous record for most tornadoes in a single month was set in New York in July 2024.

New York State also set the all-time record for most tornadoes in a single year: 27 tornadoes have been reported so far in 2024.

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