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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
925 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR AUGUST 15 2026 EVENT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THREE TORNADOES
OCCURRED DURING THE EVENING OF AUGUST 15 IN MIAMI AND CHAMPAIGN
COUNTIES IN OHIO. THIS STATEMENT UPDATES THE PRELIMINARY
CONFIRMATION OF TWO TORNADOES FROM THE SAME EVENT.
NORTH OF FLETCHER
EFU TORNADO CONFIRMED NORTH OF FLETCHER IN MIAMI COUNTY OH.
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/15/2026
START TIME: 8:05 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 N FLETCHER / MIAMI COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 40.1828 / -84.1182
END DATE: 08/15/2026
END TIME: 8:07 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 N FLETCHER / MIAMI COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 40.1837 / -84.1075
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON, OHIO HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NORTH OF FLETCHER IN MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO.
THIS TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON VIDEO EVIDENCE. THE TORNADO
IS BELIEVED TO HAVE IMPACTED OPEN FIELDS SOUTH OF MIAMI SHELBY
ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF CASSTOWN FLETCHER ROAD. AS THIS TORNADO
PRODUCED NO KNOWN DAMAGE, IT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED EF-UNKNOWN (EFU)
ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MIAMI COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THEIR COORDINATION.
NORTHWEST OF ST. PARIS
EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NORTHWEST OF ST. PARIS IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
OH.
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/15/2026
START TIME: 8:21 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 4 NW ST. PARIS / CHAMPAIGN COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 40.1670 / -84.0137
END DATE: 08/15/2026
END TIME: 8:23 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 4 NW ST. PARIS / CHAMPAIGN COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 40.1683 / -84.0037
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON, OHIO HAS CONFIRMED AN
EF0 TORNADO NORTHWEST OF ST. PARIS IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO.
THIS SHORT-LIVED TORNADO PRODUCED MINOR TREE DAMAGE AT A PROPERTY
ON MAHAN ROAD, JUST EAST OF ELM TREE ROAD. AT ANOTHER PROPERTY ON
MAHAN ROAD, SOME ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO AN OUTBUILDING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THEIR COORDINATION.
NORTH OF ST. PARIS
EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NORTH OF ST. PARIS IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY OH.
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 80 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/15/2026
START TIME: 8:24 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 NNW ST. PARIS / CHAMPAIGN COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 40.1573 / -83.9833
END DATE: 08/15/2026
END TIME: 8:36 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 NNE ST. PARIS / CHAMPAIGN COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 40.1688 / -83.9236
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON, OHIO HAS CONFIRMED AN
EF0 TORNADO NORTH OF ST. PARIS IN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO.
THIS TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON VIDEO EVIDENCE, A STORM
DAMAGE SURVEY, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY OF CROP DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
BEGAN JUST NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 235 AND
APPLE ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS OPEN
FIELDS, CROSSING MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY ROAD.
MOST OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF WARD ROAD AND KISER LAKE ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE
DOWNED AT THIS INTERSECTION, AS WELL AS SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST ON
WARD ROAD. A HOME ON WARD ROAD HAD SOME OF ITS SIDING REMOVED. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED TRACKING EAST-NORTHEAST, CROSSING FORD ROAD AND
CEMETERY ROAD BEFORE DISSIPATING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THEIR COORDINATION.
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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