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Two confirmed tornados, with the eastern York one being an EF2 and Columbia EF1. What a day. Public Information Statement National Weather Service State College PA 915 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...NWS Damage Survey for 08/20/2026 Tornado Event... ..Eastern York County Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 120 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.07 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 08/20/2026 Start Time: 04:24 PM EDT Start Location: 2 SSW Wrightsville / York County / PA Start Lat/Lon: 39.9994 / -76.5521 End Date: 08/20/2026 End Time: 04:26 PM EDT End Location: 2 SSE Wrightsville / York County / PA End Lat/Lon: 39.9975 / -76.5323 Survey Summary: An EF-2 tornado impacted eastern York County during the afternoon of August 20, 2026. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 120 mph and the tornado had a maximum path width of 100 yards. Damage was first noted near the end of Vista Lane near Wrightsville where approximately 5 trees were snapped. Sporadic tree damage was noted along the tornado's track as it continued towards Picturesque Drive. The most significant damage occurred at Eastern York High School where the roof was fully ripped off of multiple classrooms. There was also significant damage to the school's auditorium, with the roof partially ripped off and bricks at the top of the wall shifted from their original location. The tornado continued eastward along Winding Way, where multiple homes sustained damage to windows and siding. One injury was reported as a result of a window being blown into a house. The tornado knocked down crops in a field to the east of these houses, before lifting prior to reaching Chateau Circle. We would like to thank York County Emergency Management and local homeowners for their assistance in this damage survey. .. Columbia Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.47 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 08/20/2026 Start Time: 04:30 PM EDT Start Location: Columbia / Lancaster County / PA Start Lat/Lon: 40.0343 / -76.5015 End Date: 08/20/2026 End Time: 04:32 PM EDT End Location: 1 SE Columbia / Lancaster County / PA End Lat/Lon: 40.018 / -76.4838 Survey Summary: On August 20, 2026 at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT, an EF-1 tornado impacted Columbia, PA. Maximum windspeeds were estimated at 100 mph with a maximum path width of 100 yards. The damage path began on the block where Walnut Street meets 4th Street. Damage was done to an old firehouse where a section of the second story brick wall was knocked down onto Avenue H and a neighboring store. The firehouse roof and another adjacent roof were torn off and lying nearby. The tornado continued southeast through town where a couple small outbuildings were collapsed near Avenue K. Damage continued down Malt Avenue with many tree limbs snapped and minor damage to roofs. The tornado then crossed the Columbia Reading Railway snapping some large trees along Manor Street and Furnace Avenue. It continued into the wooded area south of town and across Blue Lane where many trees were found uprooted and snapped. The tornado then lifted prior to reaching Richland Drive. We would like to thank Lancaster County Emergency Management, the Columbia Borough Police Department, and students from Millersville University for their assistance in this damage survey.

Low of 61. What a great stretch of weather we have upcoming to end August.

Low of 58 to go along with 1.28" of rainfall. I expect the NWS to confirm a tornado touchdown near the Wrightsville/Columbia area today. Even over my way the low clouds had some serious rotation to them. Impressive event.

It’s funny, I was just studying various types of radar and thought to myself, “damn that looks like a rotating cell coming right us”. Sure enough, just got tornado warned. Phones went nuts ha. Have the fam in the basement.

Low of 69. Could be some potent storms around this afternoon. I expect my mowing prospects will be disrupted.

A comfortable 64 when I left the house. A rock solid mid-August day on tap. Carry on.

69 when I left the house with some nice valley fog. Yesterday’s storms missed me, which is fine because my yard is quite spongy. Onward.

Low of 69 to go along with 1.66” of rainfall. What a month over here.

Low of 63 with a beautiful day upon us before the rain comes tomorrow. Taking some friends out on the river today with the kids. Should be a swell time.

Low of 68. Couple nice days ahead. National high of 113 at Medicine Lodge, KS and low of 35 at Finland, MN. @canderson good luck with your rotator cuff.

Yeah it seems there is a very light density layer hanging around the area but should be spotty and looks like it should clear out for the weekend.

Got hit by a random tiny cell in the middle of the night that dumped .06" in just a couple of minutes, meaning I've now received rainfall on 6 of the last 7 days. Low of 68.

I've received 15.69" of rain since July 4th. Yes, nearly 11" of that has come via two single events on July 5 and August 7, but hey, I'll take it. Fun times.

Low of 71 and .13” of rain. Onward.

Low of 67 with .3” of rain and there was another cluster of storms on the doorstep as I left the house. Been a fun month.

Low of 67. Sky has gone dark as an impressive looking line sits on the doorstep.

Low of 71 with .15” of rain. Been quite a four day stretch here. Today looks like a perfect river day, might have to hit it.

Um holy crap guys. Carrying my gauge in this morning I quickly realized that I way under estimated how much I got. After meticulously measuring it all out, the total came to 7.52”! I was truly in the heart of the most intense action and believe this to be the highest total in the state yesterday. I’ve not yet found anything on NWS, WU, or Cocorahs even approaching this amount. Please let me know if you find any totals this high. Wow, what a day!

Yes I was thinking you had about the same. I’ll get an official measurement in the morning.

It is absolutely raging again. Think I’m pushing 5”.

It’s insane over here. Bad situation. Hard to tell what I’m at, as my automated gauge isn’t working, but cylinder gauge looks to be around maybe 4”. Just won’t quit.

Same! Hail and close lightning strikes. And I’m not liking the look of the radar, the way it’s backfilling could train right over us. Urban flooding is pretty intense here right now. Aye.

Yeah they cleared out Landisville pool. Storms firing early today. Looks like we’re about to get whacked good over here.

I’m right in the middle of the two of ya, with .51”, which makes perfect sense ha. Low of 70. Man, Training you’ve really been getting screwed lately. We’ll see what today brings.

Happy birthday! Getting old is great isn't it!?