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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
758 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JUNE 30TH, 2026 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND
EVENT #1...
LEWIS COUNTY MICROBURST #1
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.21 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 325 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/30/2026
START TIME: 01:50 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 W CASTORLAND / LEWIS COUNTY / NY
START LAT/LON: 43.895 / -75.5798
END DATE: 06/30/2026
END TIME: 01:51 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 W CASTORLAND / LEWIS COUNTY / NY
END LAT/LON: 43.8947 / -75.5756
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO COMPLETED A DAMAGE SURVEY
ACROSS LEWIS COUNTY TODAY IN RESPONSE TO NUMEROUS DAMAGE REPORTS
ACROSS THE COUNTY FROM A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY,
JUNE 30TH.
AS A RESULT OF THIS SURVEY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOUND A
FEW AREAS OF CONCENTRATED DAMAGE. THE FIRST AREA, NOTED ABOVE AS
MICROBURST #1, WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
IN THE RANGE OF 80 TO 90 MPH. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE 2
PM LOCAL TIME ACROSS ROUGHLY A HALF MILE STRETCH OF NY 26 JUST
SOUTH OF DENMARK. THE MOST NOTABLE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE BACKYARD
OF ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES WHERE SEVERAL HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED, AND SOME VINYL SIDING WAS RIPPED OFF AN
ADJACENT HOUSE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXTENDS ITS THANKS TO LOCAL MEDIA
AND LEWIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH
TODAY'S 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.
KEARNS
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