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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
426 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
...PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JULY 18TH
2026 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT IN NORWICH NY...
PEAK WIND 80-90 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 2.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1000 YARDS OR 0.5 MILES
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JULY 18 2026
START TIME: 3:49 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1.4 MILES NNW OF NORWICH NY
START LAT/LON: 42.549 N /-75.537 W
END DATE: JULY 18 2026
END TIME: 3:51 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1.0 MILES EAST OF NORWICH NY
END LAT/LON: 42.533 N /-75.505 W
A SEVERE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHED BETWEEN 3:49 PM TO 3:51
PM EDT ON JULY 18TH 2026. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED A
MICROBURST WHICH STARTED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE CITY OF
NORWICH NY, JUST EAST OF STATE ROUTE 23, AND NEAR COLE DRIVE. THE
MICROBURST RACED SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE CITY OF NORWICH
CAUSING EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND SOME DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES,
BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED TO
BE BETWEEN 80 TO 90 MPH NEAR AND ALONG STATE ROUTE 12 IN THE
CITY. THE STRONG WINDS AND MICROBURST CROSS REXFORD STREET, THEN
EXITED AND WEAKENED BEFORE ENDING ALONG COUNTY ROUTE 32.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF
NORWICH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMPACTED
RESIDENTS OF THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
MJM/MWG/MDP
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