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16:50Z EF0 KOKX CT New Haven Wolcott A weak EF-0 tornado touched down in Wolcott CT Sunday morning. The path began near the intersection of Minor Road and Center Street where a tree was uprooted and facing west. Convergent, intermittent tree damage continued along a path to the northeast to Wolcott High School. Large fixed sports equipment was thrown across a field and a fence line was blown down to the west. Several trees were also topped. Further to the northeast on Kalko Drive several trees were downed by the tornado and a large tree fell on a trailer. The tornado lifted around Stagecoach Lane where a tree was uprooted and fell to the west onto a home.
19:29Z EF0 KILN OH Champaign Mutual The tornado touched down along U.S. Route 36, approximately two tenths of a mile northeast of the intersection with Yocom Road. Damage was primarily confined to the properties of two adjacent residences on the south side of U.S. Route 36. The most substantial damage occurred to a double wide manufactured home that lost half of its roof from the northwest side of the structure. The shingles and rafters were lifted over the home...and deposited immediately to the south. A 20 foot tall apple tree located 60 feet southwest of the home was uprooted and fell to the southeast. Numerous smaller limbs, mostly less than 3 inches in diameter, were broken from a willow tree located approximately 100 feet southeast of the home. These limbs were strewn to the east for approximately 175 feet into a neighboring yard.
20:24Z EF1 KJKL KY Leslie Helton A tornado touched down briefly in southern Leslie County visible from Highway 2009 around 424 PM on Sunday afternoon. A consistent path up to a half mile wide of uprooted and snapped hardwood and softwood trees was observed descending down the Upper Double branch creek, crossing Highway 2009 and then ascending back up the adjacent hillside in a west-northwest to east-southeast direction. Uprooted trees damaged a cemetery but no habitable structures were damaged. Based on visible damage, maximum winds likely reached 110 mph in the tornado. The tornado touched down in a remote area and the only access was via Highway 2009, thus tornado specifics are limited to what could be observed from the road and information obtained from a local land owner.
20:55Z EF1 KENX MA Berkshire North Adams Jct A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that an EF1 tornado occurred in the Greenridge section of Dalton. The tornado began in Greenridge park on South Street and moved southeast up a hill for one-quarter of a mile, before lifting behind residences on Lindsay Drive. The tornado downed a path of trees through a forest, clearing an area that was 10 to 20 yards wide.
21:05Z EF0 KGYX ME Cumberland Thompson Pt A waterspout touched down over Sebago Lake during the early evening of July 27. Residents got several pictures of the waterspout. No damage was reported.
21:45Z EF1 KMRX TN Sullivan Rock Spgs An EF1 tornado occurred approximately three miles west southwest of Colonial Heights. The tornado had estimated winds of 110 mph with a path length of 0.5 miles and a width of 50 yards. One house was heavily damaged and a few other houses and barns had some damage. Also, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off.
21:47Z EF0 KMRX TN Washington Rock Spgs An EF1 tornado occurred approximately three miles southwest of Colonial Heights with estimated peak winds around 100 mph along a 7.1 mile long path 300 yards in width. There were houses along the path with structural damage while one large barn was heavily damaged. Numerous trees were also downed in this area.
21:58Z EF3 KMRX TN Campbell Well Spg An EF3 tornado with estimated winds between 140 and 150 mph with a path length of 2.85 miles and 800 yard width, uprooted numerous trees and snapped several along the entire path. Structural damage varied from minor to major with the most significant damage noted in the Speedwell area near the end of the track.
21:59Z EF3 KMRX TN Claiborne Speedwell An EF3 tornado with estimated winds between 140 and 150 mph with a path length of 1.81 miles and 800 yard width, uprooted numerous trees and snapped several along the entire path. Structural damage varied from minor to major with the most significant damage noted in the Speedwell area near the end of the track.
23:14Z EF1 KRLX WV Pleasants Wiley A tornado occurred along the Left Fork of French Creek and County Route 20 in eastern Pleasants County. The rating was based on the damage to healthy hardwood trees, with peak wind gusts near 100 mph. Many trees were snapped or uprooted. One small metal outbuilding was destroyed. Thankfully, there were no fatalities or injuries. ||The path of this tornado continued past Old State Road or County Route 3/1 into Ritchie County.
23:17Z EF1 KRLX WV Ritchie Finch The EF1 tornado along the Left Fork of French Creek in Pleasants County crossed Old State Road and continued into northern Ritchie County. The maximum gusts were near 100 mph in Ritchie County too. The path ended near Route 16. The total path length in both counties was just over 4 miles.||A single family house had damage to windows and roofing. Large trees were snapped. Thankfully, there were no fatalities or injuries.
00:05Z EF0 KGRB WI Winnebago (osh)wittman Fld Osh A very weak and brief waterspout formed under a rain shower over southern Lake Winnebago, about 5 miles southeast of Oshkosh. The waterspout, which was photographed, was on the water for just a few seconds then dissipated. The parent funnel was seen by hundreds of people across the area. No damage occurred.
00:39Z EF0 KILN OH Highland Hoagland The tornado touched down on a residential drive about a quarter mile north of SR 138, where it brought down a couple of large trees. It then continued southeast across a field and crossed SR 138 where it downed a large tree and other branches, snapped 3 pine trees several feet above the ground, peeled back part of a barn roof on both its east and west sides, and damaged some fencing. Isolated trees were snapped further southeast along the tornado's discontinuous path.||At a residence along Holladay Road, a large well-constructed barn had its cap blown from its roof and a small section of the roof's southeast corner was peeled back, exposing the inside. Large pine trees were snapped with large segments carried 50 to 60 yards downstream. A few small branches were blown onto a van and a car tire had a piece of bark completely impaled through it. A 100 foot TV tower was knocked down and the house sustained minor roof and fascia damage. A large well-constructed metal storage barn across the street had its front door ripped off and carried southeast.||Numerous large trees and branches were downed along Ervin Road, just north of a quarry. Further east along Ervin Road, the roof of a house had numerous shingles ripped off and a small section of its southeast corner was peeled back. Fascia on the north side of the garage was completely ripped off and a 100 foot TV tower was toppled along the south side of the house and garage. A small shed southwest of the house was completely destroyed with the damage strewn into the front yard. Another small shed south of the house was twisted off its foundation and moved a short distance. A short distance southeast of this residence was a trailer home that had its west wall and a portion of its south wall blown in, but most of the walls remained intact. An old wooden pole barn just southeast of the trailer home was completely destroyed.||A church along US 62 sustained very minor roof and fascia damage. The church sign was blown through a school bus window and the bus itself was pushed sideways several feet. Two very large picnic tables (each weighing over 500 pounds) were pushed a short distance into a van, causing minor damage to the van. Another heavy table that was located in front of the van was picked up and smashed into a wooden pavilion support post, snapping the post. Just southeast of the church, a residence along Green Road had several large trees knocked down. A large, unanchored shed with a lawn tractor inside was carried off its foundation and blown 200 feet eastward. Just to the east, a boat on a trailer was nudged a few feet southeast from where it was parked. Several large trees were knocked down a short distance further to the east, and this was where the tornado ended.
00:50Z EF1 KPBZ WV Harrison Johnstown The tornado touched down on a ridge along Chapman Lane. This is off of County Route 48 southeast of Lost Creek. Numerous trees were downed. The tornado continued across County Route 52 where additional trees and power lines were blown down. At this point, the tornado struck the Johnstown United Methodist Church. The church was of brick construction, originally from 1884. Modifications have been made to the structure over the years. It is believed the roof was lifted from the church and then fell back into place. In doing so, it caused structural damage to the back brick wall. The church steeple was also damaged. Even some tombstones in the cemetery were blown over and damaged by fallen debris. Several large trees were blown down around the church. Some of those trees were over 100 years old. The tornado lifted near the next ridge.||The strongest wind gusts were estimated near 100 mph based on the healthy trees that were snapped and uprooted, plus the structural damage to the church.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).