National Weather Service: No Tornado Touchdown In Chenango
Published: May 3rd, 2017
By: Grady Thompson

NORWICH – The National Weather Service (NWS) announced Tuesday, May 2, that there were no tornadoes in Chenango County as part of Monday's storm, but rather 'microbursts' that brought 100 mile-per-hour winds.

According to the NWS, a microburst is a "localized column of sinking air within a thunderstorm and is usually less than or equal to 2.5 miles in diameter."

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