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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
407 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 07/18/26 Tornado Event...

.Overview...
A damage survey conducted on Thursday July 23rd confirmed an EF-0
tornado occurred northwest of Olivia in Blair County on the
evening of Saturday July 18, 2026. The tornado produced pockets of
tree damage along and just south of Vanscoyoc Hollow Rd in the
vicinity of Camp Anderson. Details of the survey follow.

..Vanscoyoc Hollow Rd Tornado...

Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.37 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date: 07/18/2026
Start Time: 08:29 PM EDT
Start Location: 3 W Bald Eagle / Blair County / PA
Start Lat/Lon: 40.7342 / -78.2321

End Date: 07/18/2026
End Time: 08:30 PM EDT
End Location: 3 W Bald Eagle / Blair County / PA
End Lat/Lon: 40.7329 / -78.2253

Survey Summary:
A line of thunderstorms with an embedded supercell moved through
northeast Blair County the evening of Saturday July 18th. The
same storm that produced a tornado about 7 miles to the northwest
near Houtzdale produced another tornado along Vanscoyoc Hollow Rd
in Camp Anderson. The tornado began just north of Decker Hollow
Rd and continued southeastward across Vanscoyoc Run Stream and
Camp Anderson Lake before lifting just past the southeast-most
campsite. A few trees on the north side of the track fell to the
southeast, while several trees on the south side of the track
fell northeast or east-northeast, indicating convergence
associated with a tornado.

Additional sporadic tree damage was observed farther southeast
along Vanscoyoc Hollow Rd, but it was spread out enough to
preclude extension of this tornado path.

We would like to thank the owners of Camp Anderson along with
Blair County Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with
this survey.

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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.


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