Residents of Rome face a series of challenges, including an EF-2 tornado, price gouging claims, the closure of Coalyard Charlie's, and violence at Mohawk Correctional Facility. Now, the sudden closure of a favorite gym has only added to the community's woes.
Not even a full week after officials confirmed the 27th and 28th tornado to strike the state, respectively in New Paltz and Fowler, another one may have touched down in a tiny hamlet in Herkimer County.
The severe storms that blew over New York late Sunday brought heavy rain, hail, and in some places, a tornado. The National Weather Service is trying to figure out just how many touched down on August 11.