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NOUS41 KPBZ 262049
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OHZ068-270900-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
449 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JUNE 25TH, 2026 TORNADO EVENT
SUE-LIN ACRES TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.73 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/25/2026
START TIME: 05:49 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 4 WSW BATESVILLE / NOBLE COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 39.9028 / -81.3554
END DATE: 06/25/2026
END TIME: 05:57 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 SSE BATESVILLE / NOBLE COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 39.8903 / -81.2683
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A STORM DEVELOPED OVER MUSKINGUM COUNTY AROUND 4:30PM ON JUNE
25TH, 2026. THIS STORM INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPERCELL IN CAMBRIDGE,
OHIO, BEFORE TAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND HEADING INTO NORTHERN
NOBLE COUNTY AROUND 5:30PM. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE STORM
DEVELOPED LOW LEVEL ROTATION, WHICH WAS CAPABLE OF TOUCHING DOWN
AS A TORNADO IN SUE-LIN ACRES, JUST NORTH OF SENECAVILLE LAKE AT
5:49PM. SUE- LIN ACRES SAW THE MOST DAMAGE FROM THIS TORNADO,
WITH ONE SOFTWOOD TREE DOWN, AND MULTIPLE LARGE BRANCHES WHICH
FELL ON TOP OF A CAMPER AND A HOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NO INJURES
OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS NOTED WITH THESE BRANCHES DOWN. FROM
THERE, IT MOVED OVER THE LAKE, KNOCKING LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON THE
OTHER SIDE, JUST OFF OF STATE ROUTE 147. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE,
INCLUDING LARGE BRANCHES DOWN AND A HARDWOOD TREE DOWN WERE NOTED
ALONG OAK HILL ROAD, WITH ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROADWAY. FROM
THERE, ONLY SPORADIC LEAF LITTER AND SMALL BRANCHES DOWN WERE
NOTED ALONG PALESTINE RIDGE ROAD, BATESVILLE ROAD, AND BURR ROAD
BEFORE A FINAL INTENSIFICATION ALONG MAPLE DRIVE AND CLEAR VALLEY
ROAD WITH ONE FINAL HARDWOOD TREE DOWN WITH SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES
OFF TREES. THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WITH THIS EF-0 WAS
75MPH AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE TRACK.
SPECIAL THANKS TO NOBLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE NOBLE
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY. THIS
WILL GO DOWN AS NOBLE COUNTY'S FIRST TORNADO SINCE AN F2 THAT
OCCURRED ON JUNE 27TH, 1998. THIS IS THE 5TH TORNADO ON RECORD FOR
NOBLE COUNTY.
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.
MILCAREK
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