National Weather Service confirms tornado hit Fishers Island
<p>The National Weather Service confirmed Monday that an EF0 tornado touched down on Fishers Island, off the coast of the North Fork in the Long Island Sound.</p>
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Oct 29, 2018, 9:11 PM
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Updated 2,379 days ago
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The National Weather Service confirmed Monday that an EF0 tornado touched down on Fishers Island, off the coast of the North Fork.
The agency said the tornado struck at 7:35 a.m., knocking down trees and wires and shifting small buildings off of their foundations. Its preliminary findings show the tornado had an approximate 2-mile path length, with winds of 65 to 85 mph.
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The National Weather Service says a team will conduct an on-site survey tomorrow.
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