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Some other photos show downed trees laying in different directions.

Report of damage near Painter Rd. Not far from my folks, but as CoastalWx said it's probably a small area of interest.

https://twitter.com/ScottDimmich/status/1375516325611630593 My folks who live in Middlebury near downtown said they had thunder, rain, and wind but no trees down. I was in class so I wasn't watching the radar live, so I don't know where the TDS passed relative to their location, but they said their experience was not particularly intense (no trees down, no damage). It was boring here in Plattsburgh, but I was well north of the interesting stuff.

A few friends of mine had tree damage in Sharon, CT as well. From Amenia Union Rd: From Kent, CT:

Event summary is out for yesterday's tornadoes. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 644 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/2/20 TORNADO EVENTS... .Litchfield County #1... Start Location...Sharon in Litchfield County, CT End Location...Sharon in Litchfield County, CT Date...August 2, 2020 Estimated Time...5:36 PM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 mph Maximum Path Width...30 yards Path Length...0.25 mile Beginning Lat/Lon...41.86/-73.50 Ending Lat/Lon...41.87/-73.50 * Fatalities...0 * Injuries...0 ...Summary... The National Weather Service storm survey team confirms an EF0 tornado in Sharon, CT. The tornado struck a nursery along the New York/Connecticut border. Large trees were uprooted. The metal infrastructure of greenhouses was destroyed. Eyewitnesses reported garden supplies rotating in the air above the nursery. Down the road from the nursery, additional uprooted trees were observed. .Litchfield #2... Start Location...Falls Village in Litchfield County, CT End Location...Falls Village in Litchfield County, CT Date...August 2, 2020 Estimated Time...6:05 pm EDT to 6:10 PM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...90 mph Maximum Path Width...100 yards Path Length...1.7 miles Beginning Lat/Lon...41.93/-73.37 Ending Lat/Lon...41.94/-73.34 * Fatalities...0 * Injuries...0 ...Summary... The National Weather Service storm survey team confirms an EF1 tornado in Falls Village, CT. The survey team observed many snapped and uprooted trees along Lime Rock Station Road near River Road. Additional downed trees were noted along the path of the tornado. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph * The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ OKeefe

Another great video of the wall cloud from Depot Hill Rd. Amenia, NY. Lots of detailed cloud motion.

Drone video of damage at Paley's Farm Market on the Sharon/Amenia border. I feel so bad for them. I used to go there for garden supplies ever since I was a kid.

Yep. I thought it was legit until I read the comments under the video. This one from Tolland, MA seems plausible:

Tornado video in Blandford, MA! Edit: might not have been taken today, but re-uploaded by someone claiming that it was.

Damage to greenhouses at Paley's Farm Market in Amenia, NY, right on the border of Sharon, CT: Beautiful photograph of wall cloud near Amenia, taken by the same photographer: Drone video, too:

Yes... the radial velocity scan was pretty impressive too not long ago.

Tree damage in Falls Village, CT just south of my old high school (Housatonic Valley Regional High School)

Tornado warning for Franklin/Essex counties in upstate NY.

From Ryan Hanrahan's Facebook page:

Here's another video shot near White Hollow Rd. and Lime Rock Park (near the border of Sharon and Falls Village, CT). It's shot through a window screen, unfortunately.

This one convinces me. Sharon, CT (my hometown).

I don't know him personally... I will say that he did a good job of targeting a promising cell to chase and dealing with challenging terrain/roads to get a decent view. But I chuckled when he screamed "monster wedge on the ground!!!! Debris in the air!!!" at what was, at best, a wall cloud.

I found a live feed of a guy who claims to have seen a tornado near Amenia, NY... he also sounds young and overly excitable, so take it with a grain of salt. He does have a decent view of the storm, though.

Screen grab from last night's backyard storm chase with a friend. I shot this video from Starr Farm beach on Lake Champlain! So magical with the bullfrogs croaking and the fireflies flashing, along with the beautiful sound of thunder rolling over the lake.

I did a little backyard storm chasing this evening and took this video from Starr Farm Beach on Lake Champlain. The storms were right around the international border at the time. Simply beautiful.

This was on my facebook newsfeed and it made me laugh.

A friend of mine in Richford, VT reports seeing golf ball sized hail.

Hotel guest just informed me that he saw trees come down on power lines in the wind near the Shelburne Museum. Sparks flying.

Pea sized hail in Shelburne, VT. Got rather windy, but I'm not sure I'd put it above severe criteria. Lovely storm, though. Lights flickering in the hotel I work front desk at.