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NWUS51 KCTP 220144
LSRCTP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
944 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TORNADO 0 SW COLUMBIA 40.03N 76.50W
08/20/2026 LANCASTER PA NWS STORM SURVEY
AN NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-1
TORNADO OCCURRED IN COLUMBIA, PA WITH A PATH
LENGTH OF 1.47 MILES AND A PATH WIDTH OF 100
YARDS. THE TORNADO EXHIBITED ANOMALOUS
MOTION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DESPITE
PREVAILING EASTERLY STORM MOTION.
JRB
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