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NOUS41 KCTP 181707
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PAZ018-019-182115-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
107 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/18/2026 TORNADO EVENT
.BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.04 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/18/2026
START TIME: 04:33 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 8 SSE KEATING / CENTRE COUNTY / PA
START LAT/LON: 41.1509 / -77.8624
END DATE: 07/18/2026
END TIME: 04:35 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 8 SE KEATING / CENTRE COUNTY / PA
END LAT/LON: 41.1453 / -77.8446
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AT APPROXIMATELY 4:33 PM EDT ON JULY 18, 2026, A SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A TORNADO IN NORTHERN CENTRE COUNTY JUST
EAST OF EDDY RIDGE ROAD NEAR STATE LINE ROAD. THE TORNADO
PRODUCED MULTIPLE AREAS OF CONCENTRATED TREE DAMAGE OVER THE NEXT
2 MINUTES AS IT TRAVELLED SOUTHEASTWARD FOR JUST OVER A MILE IN A
HEAVILY WOODED AREA. APPROXIMATELY 200 TREES WERE DOWNED OR
SNAPPED. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY FOR
THEIR HELP WITH THIS 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.
COLBERT/KRANTZ
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