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NOUS41 KCTP 252142
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PAZ066-260145-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
542 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/20/2026 TORNADO EVENT
.MANOR TOWNSHIP TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.49 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/20/2026
START TIME: 04:38 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 E MOUNTVILLE / LANCASTER COUNTY / PA
START LAT/LON: 40.0314 / -76.3877
END DATE: 08/20/2026
END TIME: 04:40 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 NW MILLERSVILLE / LANCASTER COUNTY / PA
END LAT/LON: 40.0312 / -76.3784
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-0 TORNADO DEVELOPED OVER BROADSTONE STREET CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO TREES AND PULLING GUTTERS OFF OF HOMES. THE TORNADO
TRAVELED EAST PARTIALLY RIPPING A ROOF OFF OF A TOWNHOUSE AS IT
CROSSED SUTHERLAND ROAD AND UPROOTED ADDITIONAL TREES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. FINALLY IT CROSSED SOUTH CENTERVILLE ROAD SNAPPING
AND UPROOTING NUMEROUS TREES AS IT CONTINUED EAST BEFORE LIFTING
OVER A FIELD.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK LANCASTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
STUDENTS FROM MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN THIS
DAMAGE 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.
KRANTZ/BOWEN
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