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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
256 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 4/15/26 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #1
UPDATE...SECOND TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY FROM
WEDNESDAY'S SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.
FARMERSVILLE TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.23 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: APRIL 15, 2026
START TIME: 8:16 PM ET
START LOCATION: TOWN OF FARMERSVILLE, CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY
START LAT/LON: 42.3623 / -78.3795
END DATE: APRIL 15, 2026
END TIME: 8:18 PM ET
END LOCATION: TOWN OF FARMERSVILLE, CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY
END LAT/LON: 42.3644 / -78.3761
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO RECEIVED A REPORT ON
FRIDAY EVENING OF STORM DAMAGE TO SEASONAL PROPERTIES IN THE
TOWN OF FARMERSVILLE IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY THAT WAS SUSPECTED TO BE
FROM A TORNADO. UPON SURVEYING THE DAMAGE, THE NWS STORM SURVEY
TEAM WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGE OVER A PATH LENGTH OF
JUST BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE WITH A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED
OF 80 MPH.
DAMAGE BEGAN WITH A SERIES OF DOZENS OF UPROOTED HARD AND SOFTWOOD
TREES TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF A COUPLE OF PONDS AND EXTENDED TO
THE EAST-NORTHEAST. BROKEN LARGE BRANCHES AND UPROOTED SOFTWOOD PINE
TREES CONTINUED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO AS IT CROSSED THE PONDS.
UPON MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE PONDS, DOZENS OF TREES WERE
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED, WITH ONE FALLING ONTO A STRUCTURE. A SMALL
OUTBUILDING WAS FLIPPED OVER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY BEFORE THE DAMAGE
MOVED BACK INTO A WOODED AREA. TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEAST
UNTIL NEAR THE CORNER OF HEALY ROAD AND HARDY CORNERS ROAD, WHERE
IT ENDED. ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO, TREE DAMAGE GENERALLY
FEATURED A CONVERGENT PATTERN, WHICH ALLOWED FOR CONFIRMATION OF
LOW-END TORNADIC DAMAGE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO EXTENDS ITS THANKS AGAIN TO
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR ITS ASSISTANCE WITH
TODAY'S SURVEY AND FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL DRONE IMAGERY
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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