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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
100 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/18/2026 TORNADO EVENT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PREVIOUSLY CONFIRMED A TORNADO IN
CARROLL COUNTY, KY. AFTER FURTHER DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, IT WAS
DETERMINED THAT THIS TORNADO BEGAN IN SWITZERLAND COUNTY, IN.
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 10.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 750 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/18/2026
START TIME: 03:45 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 N CARROLLTON / SWITZERLAND COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 38.7049 / -85.1592
END DATE: 06/18/2026
END TIME: 03:56 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 W SANDERS / CARROLL COUNTY / KY
END LAT/LON: 38.6522 / -84.9932
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY AND
CONFIRMED A TORNADO IN CARROLL COUNTY, KENTUCKY AND SWITZERLAND
COUNTY, INDIANA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON JUNE 18TH,
2026. THE TORNADO WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN EF1 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS
OF 100 MPH.
THE FIRST SIGN OF TORNADIC DAMAGE WAS JUST EAST OF PATTON HOLLOW
RD IN SWITZERLAND COUNTY, IN, WHERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE DAMAGED.
THE TORNADO WOULD CONTINUE SE, WHERE NOTABLE DAMAGE OCCURRED AT
TWO PROPERTIES LOCATED OFF OF E SR-56. SEVERAL LARGE, HARDWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED AND/OR SNAPPED AT THE BASE. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH
OF THESE HOMES OBSERVED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ROOFING MATERIALS,
AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THEIR WOODEN PORCHES.
THE TORNADO WOULD CROSS THE OHIO RIVER, WITH THE NEXT AREA OF
DAMAGE APPEARING IN CARROLL COUNTY, KY ALONG US ROUTE 42 NEAR THE
OHIO RIVER WHERE SEVERAL WOODEN ELECTRICAL POWER LINES WERE DOWNED
AND EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED. JUST TO THE WEST OF TOM
HARRIS ROAD, A HILLSIDE HAD EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS RURAL AREAS EAST OF CARROLLTON WHERE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG STATE ROUTE 36. HERE, SEVERAL
POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED NEAR THE EASTERDAY COMMUNITY NEAR BOONE ROAD AND
STATE ROUTE 36. SEVERAL TREE LINES AND RESIDENCES HAD DAMAGE. THE
TORNADO THEN CONTINUED ALONG DIVIDING RIDGE ROAD, CROSSED
INTERSTATE 71, AND THEN SLOWLY BECAME WEAKER ALONG GHENT EAGLE,
BRIAR FORK, AND INDIAN CREEK ROADS. BEYOND INDIAN CREEK ROAD, NO
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN CARROLL COUNTY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK SWITZERLAND
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CARROLL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND THE NWS LOUISVILLE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN
COMPLETING THIS DAMAGE SURVEY.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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