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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
635 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
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0533 PM TORNADO 4 WNW GAINES 41.79N 77.62W
09/01/2026 POTTER PA NWS STORM SURVEY
AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF1
TORNADO IN PIKE TOWNSHIP IN POTTER COUNTY
AND GAINES TOWNSHIP IN TIOGA COUNTY. THE
TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS 6.50 MILES, HAD A
MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 150 YARDS, AND WAS ON THE
GROUND FOR 15 MINUTES. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE 110 MPH. THE SURVEY TEAM
NOTED NUMEROUS UPROOTED AND SNAPPED TREES
ACROSS THE TORNADO PATH WITH CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE ALONG PHOENIX ROAD AND HANKY
PANKY ROAD.
NPB/ANK
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