The National Weather Service said today a tornado touched down in Westport during Tropical Storm Isaias.
Tree damage on Saugatuck Avenue may have been caused by a tornado. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Sam Sagnella for WestportNow.com
A statement said the finding of a category EF1, the second lowest category, was based on radar evidence, video of a waterspout nearing Saugatuck Shores, and damage to a home under construction on Surf Road that had its roof blown off. Winds may have reached the EF1 level of 104 mph, it said.
The NWS said its finding also was based on an eyewitness report by a UPS driver. The twister came ashore at about 1:40 p.m. and did not last long, traveling only about 50 yards, the NWS said.
The tops of several pine trees were either sheared or snapped off. The tornado likely quickly lifted and possibly tracked north as a funnel cloud for another 1 to 2 miles, before dissipating, according to the NWS.
