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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
825 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 7/5/2026 TORNADO AND MACROBURST EVENT
.CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.58 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/05/2026
START TIME: 02:03 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 SSE AUSTINTOWN / MAHONING COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 41.0558 / -80.7317
END DATE: 07/05/2026
END TIME: 02:04 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 NE CANFIELD / MAHONING COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 41.0499 / -80.7238
.MAHONING COUNTY MACROBURST
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 10.25 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 3.3 MILES
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/05/2026
START TIME: 01:56 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW AUSTINTOWN / MAHONING COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 41.0834 / -80.7749
END DATE: 07/05/2026
END TIME: 02:33 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 NNE POLAND / MAHONING COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 41.0359 / -80.6005
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT A
VERY SHORT-LIVED EF-1 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 95 MPH OCCURRED IN
CANFIELD TOWNSHIP ON JULY 5, 2026. THE SURVEY TEAM ALSO DETERMINED
THAT A MACROBURST WITH STRAIGHT-LINE DAMAGE OF 90 MPH OCCURRED IN
MAHONING COUNTY ON JULY 5, 2026, EXTENDING FOR OVER 10 MILES WITH
A PATH WIDTH OF OVER 3 MILES.
FOR THE EF-1 TORNADO, THE TORNADO FORMED IN THE VICINITY OF
MELLINGER ROAD, WHERE THE TOPS OF TREES WERE SHREDDED AND THROWN
ONTO NEARBY RESIDENCES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTHEAST ACROSS US
62, WHERE THE TORNADO TOPPLED MORE TREES AND SNAPPED SEVERAL AT
THEIR BASES WITH SOME SLIGHT CONVERGENT MOTION. ONE LARGE TREE
FELL ONTO A RESIDENCE SEVERELY DAMAGING THE HOME. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED SOUTHEAST TOWARD MESSERLY ROAD WHERE MORE TREE TOPS WERE
SHREDDED BEFORE THE TORNADO CYCLED OUT. THIS SHORT-LIVED EF-1
TORNADO HAD ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS OF 95 MPH IN NORTHEAST
CANFIELD TOWNSHIP AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT A MINUTE.
AS THE TORNADO CYCLED OUT ACROSS THE REGION, A SIGNIFICANT REAR
FLANK DOWNDRAFT FORMED AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY, CAUSING
SUBSTANTIAL STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE ACROSS A LARGER PORTION OF
MAHONING COUNTY. WINDS UP TO 90 MPH CAUSED EXTENSIVE TREE, POWER
POLE, AND POWER LINE DAMAGE ACROSS AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP, CANFIELD
TOWNSHIP, BOARDMAN, AND POLAND. THIS PHENOMENON IS CALLED A
MACROBURST AND EXTENDED FOR OVER 10.25 MILES AND HAD A MAXIMUM
PATH WIDTH OF 3.3 MILES. THE MACROBURST FORMED ON THE SOUTHWEST
SIDE OF AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP JUST BEFORE 2 PM AND PROCEEDED
SOUTHEAST THROUGH MAHONING COUNTY UNTIL AFTER 2:30 PM. THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THE MACROBURST WAS IN CANFIELD TOWNSHIP AND
BOARDMAN WHERE EXTENSIVE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WAS NOTED EAST
OF OHIO STATE ROUTE 11 TO MARKET STREET AND ALONG AND NORTH OF US
ROUTE 224. BASED ON GROUND AND AERIAL SURVEY FOOTAGE, IT IS
ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY A THOUSAND TREES WERE DOWNED ACROSS THE
AREA. SOME TREES CAME DOWN ONTO AREA RESIDENCES, CAUSING ROOF AND
SIDING DAMAGE, AND SOME TREES TOPPLED ONTO VEHICLES, COMPLETELY
DESTROYING THEM. DAMAGE ACROSS THE REGION DISPLAYED A CLEAR
DIVERGENT PATTERN WITHIN THE MACROBURST WITH TREES FAVORING A
SOUTHEAST WIND DIRECTION ACROSS THE GENERAL REGION. WHILE THE
DAMAGE IS BEST DESCRIBED AS A MACROBURST, THE 90 MPH ESTIMATED
MAXIMUM WIND GUST INTENSITY IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A LOW-END EF 1
TORNADO.
NO MAJOR INJURIES OR FATALITIES OCCURRED DURING THESE EVENTS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OFFICIALS IN
MAHONING COUNTY, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND
SEVERAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND THE OSP AVIATION GROUP WITH THEIR
ASSISTANCE IN THE STORM SURVEY, INCLUDING GROUND AND AERIAL SURVEYS.
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.
SEFCOVIC/IVERSON/SAUNDERS
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