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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
643 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR AUGUST 11 2026 EVENT
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS CONFIRMED NEAR SARDINIA AND MOWRYSTOWN
IN HIGHLAND COUNTY OH AND BROWN COUNTY OH.
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 3.5 MILES
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/11/2026
START TIME: 4:06 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 5 NNW SARDINIA / HIGHLAND COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 39.0779 / -83.8455
END DATE: 08/11/2026
END TIME: 4:14 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 SSE MOWRYSTOWN / BROWN COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 38.9921 / -83.7452
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OHIO HAS CONFIRMED AN
INTENSE SWATH OF STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLAND COUNTY AND NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY IN OHIO.
THIS OCCURRED DURING THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 11, 2026.
AREAS IMPACTED BY THE WINDS INCLUDE AREAS NEAR BUFORD AND
MOWRYSTOWN IN HIGHLAND COUNTY, AND AREAS NEAR SARDINIA AND
FINCASTLE IN BROWN COUNTY. SOME OF THE ROADS THAT WERE IMPACTED
INCLUDE STATE ROUTE 321, STATE ROUTE 134, GATH SOUTH ROAD, KAY
ROAD, BELLS RUN ROAD, MOWRYSTOWN SARDINIA ROAD, KATTERMAN ROAD,
AND FIVE POINTS FINCASTLE ROAD.
THIS WAS A WIDE SWATH OF INTENSE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, ESTIMATED
TO BE UP TO 90 MPH.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE HIGHLAND
COUNTY AND BROWN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE AND DAMAGE REPORTS.
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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