229
NOUS41 KILN 012043
PNSILN
INZ066-OHZ070-020845-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
443 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/18/2026 TORNADO EVENT
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA AND
BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO. THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT
AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE START POINT OF THE TORNADO.
TORNADO NEAR DREWERSBURG IN
RATING: EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 7.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/18/2026
START TIME: 1:22 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 SSE CEDAR GROVE / FRANKLIN COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 39.3412 / -84.9296
END DATE: 06/18/2026
END TIME: 1:33 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 5 NNE WEST HARRISON / BUTLER COUNTY / IN
END LAT/LON: 39.3300 / -84.7889
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF TORNADO DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG GOBBLERS KNOB
ROAD, WHERE SOME TREES WERE DAMAGED. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND
ON SEELEY ROAD, WHERE LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE KNOCKED DOWN. THE
TORNADO MOVED EAST, PRODUCING MORE TREE DAMAGE ALONG JOHNSON FORK
ROAD. THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED AS IT MOVED INTO DREWERSBURG,
PRODUCING MORE SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ALONG WELSH DRIVE AND
DREWERSBURG ROAD. ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME ALONG WELSH ROAD HAD ITS
ROOF COMPLETELY LIFTED OFF WITH COLLAPSE OF SOME EXTERIOR WALLS.
WINDS THAT PRODUCED THIS DAMAGE WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND
125 MPH, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO AN EF-2 RATING ON THE ENHANCED
FUJITA SCALE. A ROOF WAS ALSO LIFTED OFF A HOME ON DREWERSBURG
ROAD.
THE TORNADO CURVED SOUTHEAST AS IT MOVED ONTO STATE LINE ROAD,
BLOWING SOME LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. THE TORNADO WEAKENED TO EF-0
INTENSITY AS IT MOVED INTO BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO. A FEW LARGE TREE
LIMBS WERE KNOCKED DOWN ON SCHRADIN ROAD, AND THIS IS BELIEVED TO
BE THE END OF THE TORNADO.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FRANKLIN
COUNTY, INDIANA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THE BUTLER COUNTY,
OHIO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
WITH 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.
BPP/MZ
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page