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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
222 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/27/26 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE 2
UPDATE
START AND END POINT OF THE TORNADO PATH WERE UPDATED
BASED ON ANALYSIS OF DRONE AND SATELLITE IMAGERY.
WILTON TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.22 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/27/2026
START TIME: 06:05 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 5 N SARATOGA SPRINGS / SARATOGA COUNTY / NY
START LAT/LON: 43.1418 / -73.7354
END DATE: 08/27/2026
END TIME: 06:09 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 5 SSW GANSEVOORT / SARATOGA COUNTY / NY
END LAT/LON: 43.1429 / -73.7115
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF THE NORTHWAY IN THE VICINITY OF
SHEFFIELD ROAD AND GREYLOCK AND GLENBURNIE DRIVES. THE TORNADO
CROSSED THE NORTHWAY AND SNAPPED TREES BEFORE DISSIPATING WEST OF
EDIE ROAD SOUTHWEST OF THE WILTON WILDLIFE PRESERVE.
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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