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NOUS41 KCTP 122058
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PAZ066-130100-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
458 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/04/2026 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT
..DOWNBURST IN MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY..
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 4500 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/04/2026
START TIME: 07:31 PM EDT
START LOCATION: MANHEIM TOWNSHIP / LANCASTER COUNTY/ PA
START LAT/LON: 40.0970 / -76.3120
END DATE: 07/04/2026
END TIME: 07:33 PM EDT
END LOCATION: MANHEIM TOWNSHIP /LANCASTER COUNTY/ PA
END LAT/LON: 40.0960 / -76.2800
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN STATE COLLEGE, LANCASTER COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL, AND MANHEIM TOWNSHIP FIRE OFFICIALS
CONFIRMED WIDESPREAD DOWNBURST WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NEARLY A MILE AND A HALF
SWATH OVER PARTS OF MANHEIM TOWNSHIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:31 PM EDT ON
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026, A SEGMENT WITHIN A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
BEGAN PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS NEAR OR JUST WEST OF STATE
ROUTE 501. THE MOST CONCENTRATED DAMAGE OCCURRED A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE
EAST ALONG KISSELL HILL ROAD, LONG FARM ROAD, APPLE ROAD, AND RUTH RIDGE
DRIVE. AT EACH OF THESE LOCATIONS, MULTIPLE TREES, INCLUDING MANY LARGE
AND HEALTHY HARDWOODS, WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. SOME OF THESE TREES
FELL ONTO HOMES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFS OR FENCES. A PORTION OF A LARGE
TREE ALSO FELL ONTO A VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTERIOR ROOF DAMAGE AND SMASHING
ITS WINDSHIELD. WIND DAMAGE SEEMED TO SUBSIDE TO THE EAST OF KISSELL HILL
ROAD AND ALSO EAST OF STATE ROUTE 272 GOING TO THE EAST FROM RUTH RIDGE
DRIVE. WE WANT TO THANK THE LANCASTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY,
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO PROVIDED EYEWITNESS
ACCOUNTS OF THE STORM.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
JUREWICZ
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