The National Weather Service confirmed Friday an EF1 tornado touched down in Elmira with winds of 105-110 mph. The state sent assessment crews to Elmira, where significant damage is being reported following a bout of severe weather. Surveying the damage throughout the City of Elmira most agree it had to be a tornado that struck this Southern Tier community late Thursday afternoon. At the intersection of Jay and Oak Streets very few trees remain standing and those that do are missing large branches and limbs that now rest on homes, cars, or in the street.