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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
357 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/21/2026 TORNADO EVENT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO EAST OF
FEESBURG IN BROWN COUNTY, OHIO.
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 90 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/21/2026
START TIME: 03:21 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 S HAMERSVILLE / BROWN COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 38.8857 / -83.9928
END DATE: 07/21/2026
END TIME: 03:24 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 SSE HAMERSVILLE / BROWN COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 38.8762 / -83.9647
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO OCCURRED JUST EAST OF FEESBURG DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
OF JULY 21. DAMAGE WAS FIRST OBSERVED ALONG STATE ROUTE 505 WHERE
MULTIPLE PIECES OF A ROOF WERE BLOWN OFF OF AN OUTBUILDING ALONG
WITH A TREE BEING DOWNED ACROSS THE ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN
CONTINUED MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST ALONG DAY ROAD WHERE NUMEROUS
TREES WERE SNAPPED AND DOWNED ALONG A CONVERGENT PATH. ADDITIONAL
TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG EDEN ROAD UP TO DAUGHERTY MARKS ROAD
BEFORE THE TORNADO DISSIPATED.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BROWN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS STORM
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.
BPP/JCG
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