Saul:
This tornado started out as a waterspout over the Hudson River (Tappan Zee Bridge). From everything I could tell, including watching the cell on radar live, it was definitely the same storm and likely the same waterspout that became a tornado as it moved onshore. The path length of the tornado was 15 miles, which is impressive since it did not skip. It certainly qualifies a long-lived tornado in my book...esp. for New York State.
PS: The NWS did mention in an LSR that funnel clouds were indeed observed yesterday in NJ also.
An F1 in Fairfield County, CT. Interesting. This was definitely the same supercell that caused both tornadoes. If my memory serves me right, the supercell weakened as it entered CT and then restrengthened. That's when tornado #2 formed.
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