Tornadoes · United States · Ohio · 2026
EF1 tornado, New Middleton to Middleton, Ohio, June 14, 2026
From New Middleton to Middleton, this EF1 tornado ran 10.8 miles across Columbiana County on June 14, 2026, touching down at 4:56 PM EDT and reaching 450 yards wide. It killed nobody.
Preliminary. This is NWS PBZ's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The survey
- Rating, as surveyed
- EF1, preliminary
- Date
- June 14, 2026
- Touchdown
- 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
- Lifted
- 5:08 PM EDT (21:08 UTC)
- On the ground
- 12 minutes
- Path length
- 10.8 miles (17.4 km)
- Path width
- 450 yards (411 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Columbiana County
- Touchdown point
- 40.886, -80.901
- Lift-off point
- 40.833, -80.708
- Highest wind the damage implies
- 100 mph
- Surveyed by
- NWS PBZ
- Survey last edited
- June 16, 2026
- Record number
- None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.
What the survey found
Tornado damage was first noted near the intersection of Cider Mill Road and Georgetown Road, with some trees snapped and uprooted. As the tornado travelled southeast, it ripped off a metal roof of a business on State Route 9 and lofted pieces of the metal sheet 800ft into neighboring properties and into the trees. Several trees in this location were also snapped half way up the base or uprooted. Additional damage was noted, again to trees along Steward Rd and Hunt Road. Here, trees were uprooted and snapped, bringing down a power pole. A house also had some shingles removed and three large pines uprooted. A definitive path continued to the south and east with additional damage noted along Depot Road, State Route 45, Salem Grange Road, Lisbon Road and just south of State route 558. All of this damage was to trees. The tornado then lifted just west of State Route 11, near Lower Elkton Road, where damage became much more sporadic and more indicative of straight-line winds.
The National Weather Service would like to thank Columbiana County Emergency Management for assistance on this survey.
Written by NWS PBZ in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.
The damage survey
29 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS PBZ, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 105 mph.
- Trunks snapped. Convergent narrow pattern.
- Kleis equipment lost portion of roof. Nailed to older roof. Almost complete uplift of new roof off structure. Lofted se into trees and adjacent property
- Several trees snapped or uprooted.
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
Aided by a cold front and a shortwave, a strong line of thunderstorms developed in central Ohio and quickly progressed east across western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. A moisture rich environment with mid to upper 60s dew points and mid 70s temperatures supported a favorable setup with MLCAPE values around 1000 J/kg and strong effective shear of 40-50 knots. Widespread swaths of wind damage were noted with 60-80 mph wind, and plenty of low level shear also supported embedded mesovortices and transient tornadoes within the line of thunderstorms.
NWS Storm Survey confirms an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind of 100 mph.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Jun 14, 1:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) Strong to severe storms expected this afternoon/evening with advancing cold front. Damaging winds are the main threat, with a threat for isolated tornadoes also present. 2) Quiet weather expected Monday through early Wednesday; monitoring potential hazardous weather on Thursday
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 153 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Confidence in severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado threat has increased. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect areawide until 9 PM. The next potential for severe weather remains for Thursday. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Strong to severe storms expected this afternoon/evening with advancing cold front. Damaging winds are the main threat, with a threat for isolated tornadoes also present. 2) Quiet weather expected Monday through early Wednesday; monitoring potential hazardous weather on Thursday && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1... Shortwave-induced showers are exiting the I-80 corridor. Cloud thinning in their wake, especially across southern portions of the CWA, is working in concert with increasing moisture on southwest flow to build up buoyancy. Between 750 and 1000 J/kg of mixed-layer CAPE is likely to develop during the afternoon. This will set us up for a likely round of severe thunderstorms ahead of an advancing cold front. A fairly solid line is already evident from southeast MI through central IN. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has already been issued areawide through 01Z. A largely linear mode to the main round of convection should be maintained as it rolls across the CWA between 4 PM and 8-9PM, given the shear orientation largely parallel to the boundary. However, a few discrete supercells cannot be ruled out initially ahead of the main line with around 40-45 knots of deep shear present. These would mainly occur to the north and west of Pittsburgh before the line consolidates further. Damaging wind gusts remain the primary threat, with SPC increasing the severe wind risk to 30 percent across much of the Upper Ohio Valley. A fairly widespread swath of 55-70 MPH gusts is possible. Given the shear and overall strong flow, line-embedded vortices and a QLCS tornado threat will also be present. Low-level flow may veer a bit towards southwest with time, but any due east-moving elements would be better able to ingest streamwise vorticity and would need to be monitored closely. This tornado threat will be monitored closely, and the issuance of a Tornado Watch for at least a portion of the area cannot be ruled out. Hail is a secondary threat, likely more associated with any of the initial supercell structures. Downpours are likely as precipitable water increases into the 1.5 inch to 1.75 inch range. However, the flood threat will be mitigated by sufficient storm motion and would depend on training storms, especially in urban/poor drainage areas. The severe threat will ramp down during the evening, with the event largely wrapping up in the 00Z to 02Z period. A few isolated light showers may linger early Monday morning before dawn. KEY MESSAGE 2... In the wake of the aforementioned cold front, expect dry and below-average temperatures Monday afternoon into Tuesday. Lingering clouds and cold advection from the northwest will likely keep high temperatures in the upper-60s/low-70s on Monday, 10 degrees below average. By Thursday, a warm frontal passage could bring rising 500mb heights and higher dewpoints back to the region. Along with this are indications of enhanced flow, with 45-50 knots at 700mb and 85-95 knots at 500mb on ensemble progs. This combination suggests an increasing risk of severe weather on this day, associated with a potential cold frontal passage from Great Lakes low pressure. Machine-learning guidance from NCAR and CSU agree with this assessment, with probabilities for severe weather increasing over the last 24 hours to 30% to 60%. SPC also has already highlighted Thursday for the risk as well. Given the instability/shear combination that could be realized, this is a potentially volatile situation that could present the risk of damaging wind gusts and tornadoes. In addition to the severe weather threat, multiple embedded shortwaves may promote repeated rounds of precipitation, raising concerns for training storms and localized flooding. At this time, the greatest flood risk appears more likely to focus over areas just west of the Upper Ohio Valley, WPC has introduced a "Slight" risk for flooding with this latest forecast update in central Ohio. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Shower and thunderstorms develop mainly along an advancing cold front this afternoon and evening, however, near-term models are showing some storms developing ahead of the line. The uncertainty here lies on how many storm and where they develop. The line of thunderstorms are forecast to reach NW PA between 19z-22z before crossing west central PA (including PIT) between 20z-24z, and exiting southeast by 01-04z. This convective line is likely to feature MVFR cigs, MVFR to IFR vsbys in heavy rain, fairly frequent lightning, and gusty winds generally in the 20 to 40kt range. Pockets of strong storms within the line can't be ruled out and would push the higher end gust potential towards 50-58kts. Cold advection and subsidence will quickly end precipitation chances after frontal passage but currently favors a fairly widespread MVFR to periodically IFR stratocu deck that dissipates/lifts after dawn Monday. There is potential for lower decks and fog IF there is scattering of the stratocu field allow for brief periods of radiational cooling needed to foster these lower restrictions. High pressure and subsidence return VFR conditions Monday as the cu field transitions from broken to few by 00z. Outlook... Little change in impacts is expected Tuesday but the approach of an abnormally deep upper trough and surface low mid-week will create multiple rounds of showers/thunderstorms and associated restrictions. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. OH...None. WV...None. && DISCUSSION...CL AVIATION...Frazier/Lupo
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 1:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 131 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029- 031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-151745- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH- Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Forest- Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong- Washington-Greene-Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland- Fayette-Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana- Higher Elevations of Indiana-Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel- Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker- 131 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 333 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall could occur on Thursday into Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. CL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:40 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
440 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
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0437 PM Tornado 2 SW Worthville 41.00N 79.18W
06/14/2026 Jefferson PA 911 Call Center
Report of a tornado on the ground near
Steves Lane in Ringgold Township.
&&Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:51 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
451 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
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0422 PM Tornado 2 SW Worthville 41.00N 79.18W
06/14/2026 Jefferson PA 911 Call Center
Corrects previous tornado report from 2 SW
Worthville. Report of a tornado on the
ground near Steves Lane in Ringgold
Township.
&&Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:56 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
456 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
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0441 PM Tornado 5 NW Big Run 41.03N 78.95W
06/14/2026 Jefferson PA Public
Report of trees down on State Route 301
north of Anita. Likely tornado damage. Time
estimated from radar.
&&The air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), 12:00Z
8.9 hours before the tornado, 78 km from the path. June 14, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -187 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.2 K/km
The surface observations
Beaver Falls Airport (BVI), 36 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 20:54 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
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The other tornadoes of June 14, 2026
15 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14 | 4:10 PM EDT | EF0 | Crawford, PA | 0.4 | 0 | |||
| June 14 | 4:28 PM EDT | EF1 | Crawford, PA | 0.8 | 75 | |||
| June 14 | 4:29 PM EDT | EF1 | Crawford, PA | 0.5 | 50 | |||
| June 14 | 4:36 PM EDT | EF2 | Jefferson, PA | 3.8 | 300 | |||
| June 14 | 4:51 PM EDT | EF1 | Crawford, PA | 2.1 | 0 | |||
| June 14 | 5:08 PM EDT | EF1 | Venango, PA | 4.3 | 200 | |||
| June 14 | 5:24 PM EDT | EF1 | Columbiana, OH to PA | 0.8 | 140 | |||
| June 14 | 5:27 PM EDT | EF1 | Warren, PA | 0.6 | 150 | |||
| June 14 | 5:35 PM EDT | EF1 | Butler, PA | 3.3 | 150 | |||
| June 14 | 5:36 PM EDT | EF0 | Beaver, PA | 0.7 | 200 | |||
| June 14 | 5:39 PM EDT | EF1 | Butler, PA | 2.5 | 175 | |||
| June 14 | 5:43 PM EDT | EF0 | Butler, PA | 2.6 | 150 | |||
| June 14 | 7:15 PM EDT | EF0 | Potter, PA | 0.0 | 15 | |||
| June 14 | 7:31 PM EDT | EF1 | Centre, PA | 1.2 | 120 | |||
| June 14 | 9:32 PM EDT | EF1 | Lancaster, PA | 2.9 | 30 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.
Sources
NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.