On Tuesday, an EF0 tornado, the lowest level grade with winds between 65 and 85 mph, touched down in a residential area of Ronkonkoma at 11:20 p.m., the Weather Service said. Dylan Neill of Ronkonkoma said "It could have been a lot worse."


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