038
NOUS41 KBUF 020008
PNSBUF
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-021215-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
808 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JULY 1ST, 2026 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT #2...
LEWIS COUNTY MICROBURST #2
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.16 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/30/2026
START TIME: 02:09 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 5 N TURIN / LEWIS COUNTY / NY
START LAT/LON: 43.7004 / -75.3995
END DATE: 06/30/2026
END TIME: 02:10 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 5 N TURIN / LEWIS COUNTY / NY
END LAT/LON: 43.6994 / -75.3965
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 THIRD AREA, NOTED ABOVE AS
MICROBURST #2, WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
IN THE RANGE OF 95 TO 105 MPH. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER 2
PM LOCAL TIME ACROSS A SMALL AREA OFF OF JOHNSON ROAD JUST OFF NY
12 IN GLENFIELD THE MOST NOTABLE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE FRONT YARD
OF A PROPERTY WHERE MULTIPLE HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIN ROOF OF THE HOME WAS PARTIALLY
PEELED UPWARDS, WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE DOOR AS WELL.
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
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page