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Storm reports for July 26, 2012

NOAA recorded 55 hail reports, 424 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 22 states on July 26, 2012.

in 22 states
487
Storm reports
About 6 miles from Dayton, OH
2.0 in
Largest hail
About 28 miles from Binghamton, NY
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, near 42.06, -77.13, NY
8
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 26, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

In mid-afternoon on July 26, an EF1 tornado touched down west of Elmira, New York, and moved through west Elmira into downtown, felling hundreds of trees. Some of them smashed cars, homes and porches. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $10 million in property damage for this tornado.1 Another EF1 tornado crossed South Corning in Steuben County, damaging siding, trim and porches on homes. A third tracked almost 14 miles from North Chemung into Tioga County, tearing siding and shingles from homes and destroying a barn.2,3,4 About 4 miles north of Waverly, a microburst at 4:14 p.m. EDT had winds estimated up to about 100 mph and tore roofing off two barns.5

In northern Pennsylvania, National Weather Service surveys found microbursts with winds of 70 to 90 mph. Falling trees caused moderate structural damage to five houses near Lewis Run in McKean County, and seven homes had minor structural damage near Genesee in Potter County.6,7 Hail up to 2 inches across fell in Montgomery County, Ohio.8

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 400671, tornado, Chemung County, New York
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 400672, tornado, Steuben County, New York
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 400682, tornado, Chemung County, New York
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 407815, tornado, Tioga County, New York
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 400955, thunderstorm wind, Tioga County, New York
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 386728, thunderstorm wind, McKean County, Pennsylvania
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 386768, thunderstorm wind, Potter County, Pennsylvania
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 403398, hail, Montgomery County, Ohio

Reports by hour

Hail55, most at 2 PM

Wind424, most at 5 PM

Tornado8, most at 2 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:15 PMEF0Near 41.79, -78.01, PA0.16 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:38 PMEF1Near 42.06, -77.13, NY0.26 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:44 PMEF1About 57 miles from Binghamton, NY2.56 mi long, 800 yd wide
3:00 PMEF1About 52 miles from Binghamton, NY8.81 mi long, 600 yd wide
3:01 PMEF1About 40 miles from Binghamton, NY13.8 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:52 PMEF0About 9 miles from Binghamton, NY0.1 mi long, 66 yd wide
4:00 PMEF1About 22 miles from Binghamton, NY1.24 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:44 PMEF1About 30 miles from Scranton, PA0.52 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Pennsylvania12461153
Ohio8018620
New York661605
Kentucky422400
Oklahoma264220
Arkansas255200
Georgia211200
West Virginia210210
New Jersey140140
Illinois132110
Missouri132110
Connecticut8080
Iowa6510
Texas6240
Maryland5050
Montana4220
Nebraska4310
Florida3030
Indiana2110
Wisconsin2110
South Carolina1010
Utah1010

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Dayton, OH2.0 inNone0
Columbus, OH1.5 in58 mph0
Cincinnati, OH1.0 in58 mph0
Fayetteville, AR1.0 in81 mph0
Lincoln, NE1.0 inNone0
Youngstown, OH1.0 inNone0
Akron, OHNone58 mph0
Allentown, PANone60 mph0
Baltimore, MDNone60 mph0
Binghamton, NYNone60 mph1
Bridgeport, CTNone70 mph0
Canton, OHNone58 mph0
Cleveland, OHNone58 mph0
Denton, TXNone60 mph0
Erie, PANone60 mph0
Harrisburg, PANone58 mph0
Lancaster, PANone58 mph0
Lexington, KYNone60 mph0
New Haven, CTNone60 mph0
New York, NYNone60 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone60 mph0
Pittsburgh, PANone58 mph0
Poughkeepsie, NYNone69 mph0
Reading, PANone64 mph0
Trenton, NJNone60 mph0
York, PANone58 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.