MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WENY) -- We now know the full extent of the storms that struck earlier this week, causing significant damage in Schuyler County. Today, the National Weather Service confirmed that the damage in Montour Falls was caused by microburst winds topping out at 90 miles per hour.

A 90 miles per hour microburst uprooted several trees and completely toppled a Department of Public Works building just outside of Montour Falls on Monday. A single wall is all that remains standing after the strong gusts.

"There were tremendous winds that ripped through here. It's what we call a microburst or downburst. If you picture it like a water balloon hitting the ground and then splatting out from there and then all the damage kind of diverges from the middle," remarked Mark Pellerito, a warning coordination meteorologist from NWS Binghamton who surveyed the damages this morning.

Several homes have been significantly damaged within the Rock Cabin Trailer Park as a result of the microburst. Surveying meteorologists were able to determine the wind speed and designate the damage as microburst-related thanks to the patterns of the wind damage.

"When you see damage collecting towards the middle of a path, that, that would be, that would be more of a tornado. Whereas for this, it was more spreading out from a common point. And that's what you get with microbursts or downburst winds," added Pellerito.

A day filled with high winds and dangerous severe weather across the Empire State spawned a high end EF2 tornado in Rome with winds estimated at 135 miles per hour. But the damages shows that all severe weather warnings should be taken seriously, not just for tornadoes.

"This right here is a perfect example of why severe thunderstorm warnings need to be taken as seriously as a tornado warning tornado warning. You get a small little path tornado, connect the dots, this tree, that house, that house, straight line winds can be just as strong, but with a widespread footprint. So you need to really pay attention when you have a severe thunderstorm warning, take shelter," remarked Pellerito.

NWS Binghamton is continuing surveys in areas with wind and tornado damage. They plan on releasing a public information statement later this evening on damage in Canastota that is consistent with a tornado.