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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.

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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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