WOODHULL, N.Y. -- The confirmed EF1 tornado took a serious toll on one house in Woodhull.
?We heard this noise, and my husband says what is that?? I, said I think it's the wind,? says Sharon Baker. ??So I opened the door, and I said oh, it is the wind.? It sounded like a freight train coming right through the house.?
Sharon and Ron Baker have lived on County Route 102 near the Woodhull Raceway for more than 40 years, but Ron says he's never seen anything like this.
When the tornado hit their property Saturday night, they lost eight trees, one right on their house, which destroyed their back porch and caused cracks in their ceilings.
?We tried to go to bed, but neither of us really slept,? Sharon says.
Behind their property, a path of flattened crops is more than enough evidence for National Weather Service Meteorologist Dave Nicosia.
?It has all the signatures, you could see the way the winds were swirling into the tornado,? he says.? ?I have winds in some places up to 100 miles per hour, which ranks at an EF 1 category, so a pretty significant tornado.?
When we checked in with the Bakers, they were going on more than 16 hours without power.
NYSEG shut it off because of wires caught in the tree that fell on their house.
The Bakers might be most upset by the loss of one oak tree in particular.
?My kids grew up with a tire swing on this, it was probably 225 year old? and now it's gone,? Sharon says.
The Bakers' insurance will take care of the tree on their house and the damage it suffered, but they are financially responsible for clearing up the other trees.
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