Updated: Storm causes damage throughout the region; portion of Adirondack Northway shut down
Storms slammed the area around dinnertime on Friday, bringing down trees and power lines, flooding streets and shutting down the Northway.
Traffic was diverted between Northway exits 17 and 19 in both directions because of several downed trees and power lines, according to State Police. Corinth Road was also blocked off in the area of Exit 18 for some time.
The Northway remained closed as of 10 p.m. Friday night.
Dark, menacing clouds descended on the city of Glens Falls around 6 p.m. Drenching rains followed, causing havoc on roadways.
The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for portions of southeastern Warren County and northeastern Saratoga County at 5:44 p.m. The tornado warning was rescinded by 6:15 p.m.
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A downed tree blocks one side of Fielding Street in Glens Falls on Friday Greg Brownell
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The National Weather Service confirmed Saturday that a tornado touched down in Lake Luzerne on Friday evening.
The EF1 tornado touched down at 5:52 p.m. near the Hudson River close to Hawk Road, south of Call Street. It then moved in a northeast direction along those roads and both ends of Hartman Loop before continuing along Corinth Road, according to a summary provided by the National Weather Service.
The tornado then continued northeast and crossed the Northway at Exit 18, where it uprooted trees in the nearby cemetery. It ended in Glens Falls near The Queensbury Hotel at 6:05 p.m.
It traveled a distance of nearly 9 miles. EF1 tornados have winds of 86 to 110 miles per hour.
One home on Hartman Loop had damage to its roof. The storm caused many downed tree limbs and branches.
Warren County Public Works Superintendent Kevin Hajos said some of the worst damage was along Call Street and Corinth Road in Lake Luzerne and Queensbury and along Broad Street in Glens Falls.
“It seems like it followed a path from Corinth kind of right through Main Street/Call Street into Glens Falls,” he said.
There were a lot of trees and power lines down, according to Hajos. His crews worked with National Grid as late as 11 p.m. Friday assisting in the cleanup. They returned on Saturday to cut some of the trees and branches out of their way so they can get the trucks through.
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A downed tree partially blocks Ridge Street in Glens Falls on Friday Greg Brownell
