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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
645 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2026 TORNADO EVENT
EAST SHELBY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.20 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/02/2026
START TIME: 06:45 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 4 SE MEDINA / ORLEANS COUNTY / NY
START LAT/LON: 43.179 / -78.3367
END DATE: 09/02/2026
END TIME: 06:47 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 5 ESE MEDINA / ORLEANS COUNTY / NY
END LAT/LON: 43.1744 / -78.3138
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO COMPLETED A DAMAGE SURVEY
ACROSS ORLEANS COUNTY TODAY IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF
CONCENTRATED AREAS OF DAMAGE NEAR SHELBY FROM A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND.
A SEVERE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM MOVED INTO WESTERN ORLEANS COUNTY
SHORTLY AFTER 6:30 PM PASSING JUST SOUTH OF MEDINA. AS IT MOVED
OVER EAST SHELBY THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION TIGHTENED AND A TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD EAST OF BIGFORD ROAD AND SOUTH OF MARTIN
ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE TOPPLED ON THE EDGES OF THIS FIELD BEFORE
THE TORNADO CROSSED OVER EAST SHELBY ROAD CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE ACROSS SEVERAL RESIDENCES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
ROAD, ALONG WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOME. THE TORNADO
THEN CONTINUED EASTWARD THROUGH A FORESTED AREA WITH NUMEROUS
TREES UPROOTED AND FEW SNAPPED. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED OVER AN
OPEN FIELD WEST OF TOWNLINE ROAD.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXTENDS ITS THANKS TO ORLEANS COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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.
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