Tornado Causes Property Damage In Somers [VIDEO] [UPDATED]

SOMERS, CT — A severe storm, later declared a "weak tornado" by the National Weather Service, ripped through the center of Somers around 6:11 Sunday evening, tearing part of a roof off a combination commercial/residential property adjacent to Webster Bank on Main Street.

A resident of South Road, or Route 83, said the storm "went directly to the side of us … we saw it drop from the clouds and start picking up debris."

A large Colonial building at 635 Main Street, which houses the Bra Ladies Boutique and a pair of apartments, sustained extensive damage to its roof. No injuries were reported.

Diagonally across the street, a homeowner said her gazebo was badly twisted by the storm. Next door to that, Dr. Michael Nero, a dentist, had a large tree downed in his backyard, and debris was scattered across Route 190.

A town official told Patch a tree fell across Battle Street near the Somers Center Cemetery, and that damage was reported as far east as the Hickory Hill area.

At 10:18 p.m., the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado had touched down from 6:11 to 6:18 p.m., creating a 75-yard path width which extended 1.9 miles. Winds were estimated between 75 and 80 miles per hour.

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