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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
853 PM EDT FRI SEP 11 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/09/2026 TORNADO EVENT
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.23 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/09/2026
START TIME: 07:19 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW CYCLONE / MCKEAN COUNTY / PA
START LAT/LON: 41.8097 / -78.6272
END DATE: 09/09/2026
END TIME: 07:22 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 WSW CYCLONE / MCKEAN COUNTY / PA
END LAT/LON: 41.8144 / -78.6054
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AT 7:19 P.M. LOCAL TIME SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH
MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 105MPH TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN BRADFORD
AIRPORT AND BINGHAM ROAD WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF ABOUT 200 YARDS.
IT TRAVELED EAST/NORTHEAST AND DAMAGED SOME TREES AROUND AND WEST
OF BINGHAM ROAD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED THROUGH THE AREA OF WOODS
EAST OF BINGHAM ROAD BEFORE DOING ITS MOST INTENSE DAMAGE ALONG
AND NORTH OF SPRESTER ROAD. IT UPROOTED AND SNAPPED MANY TREES
BEFORE FLIPPING A TRAILER ON ITS SIDE. THE TORNADO TURNED
NORTHEAST AND CONTINUED DAMAGING TREES INTO THE WOODS BEFORE
DISSIPATING AS IT APPROACHED THE BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH RAILROAD
LINE AROUND 7:22 P.M. LOCAL TIME.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK MCKEAN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO PROVIDED FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS, FOOTAGE,
AND PICTURES OF DAMAGE.
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.
LAMBRECH/KRANTZ
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