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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1107 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/27/26 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE 3
UPDATE
AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO PATH HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BASED ON
DRONE FOOTAGE PROVIDED TO NWS ALBANY.
FERRIS LAKE FOREST TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.25 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/27/2026
START TIME: 04:30 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 S HOFFMEISTER / HAMILTON COUNTY / NY
START LAT/LON: 43.3558 / -74.7337
END DATE: 08/27/2026
END TIME: 04:31 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 S HOFFMEISTER / HAMILTON COUNTY / NY
END LAT/LON: 43.3586 / -74.7307
SURVEY SUMMARY:
DRONE IMAGERY SHARED WITH THE NWS INDICATES A BRIEF TORNADO
OCCURRED ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE
SOUTHWEST OF DEBRAINE LAKE IN HAMILTON 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.
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