NWS Damage Survey for July 18, 2026 Tornado Event
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1100 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down along Farnham Road approximately 3 miles south-southwest of Sanford at 6:12 PM on July 18th. It caused sporadic EF-0 damage along Farnham Road, mainly consisting of trees snapped or uprooted. There was minor damage to an old barn along the road and a gazebo was lifted into a pond. The tornado strengthened to EF-1 intensity (maximum winds of 95 mph) as it approached NY State Route 41, snapping and uprooting numerous trees and power lines.
The tornado crossed Oquaga Creek and caused more EF-1 level damage on Farnham Road and Old Plank Road. The damage mainly consisted of numerous downed trees, including a tree that fell onto a car. A home was damaged when the metal skirting was blown out from underneath it on Farnham Road. The tornado continued tracking southeast over a hill and paralleled Old Plank Road and Old Route 17 where it caused lighter sporadic tree damage at an EF-0 level. The weak tornado continued south and east, crossing State Route 17 just west of exit 83. It continued south and east, likely causing sporadic damage as it crossed over the inaccessible Whittacker Swamp State Forest. There was visible damage of numerous downed and snapped trees along the hillside just west of River Road and State Highway 17. The weak tornado continued onward to the south and east causing light damage as it moved through the town of Hale Eddy, NY. Additional tree damage was noted across the Delaware River along Penn York Road.
The tornado crossed NY Route 17 again and moved across the town of Hancock, causing significant tree damage at the Hancock Golf Course. The tornado then crossed County Highway 268 and the East Branch of the Delaware River. It restrengthened to EF-1 level and caused significant tree damage mainly along the south bank of the river, along with some damage to out buildings and porches of residences. The tornado lifted just southeast of Peas Eddy Road as it moved up the hill.
The same storm later resulted in a strong microburst about a mile and a half northwest of Rock Valley. This microburst resulted in extensive tree damage, including numerous snapped and uprooted trees with a path length of 0.7 miles and path width of 0.3 miles. The maximum winds were estimated to be 105 mph.
We would like to thank Delaware County Emergency Services and the Town of Hancock Fire, as well as local residents for their assistance with this survey.
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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Damage south of Sanford, NY |
Trees on Penn York Rd Wayne County, PA. |
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House and yard damage, east of Hancock, NY |
Tree on house, east of Hancock, NY |
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 1216 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026 ...24-HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...New York... ...Broome County... Whitney Point 1.7 SSE 1.79 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Lisle 1.59 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP Vestal 1.51 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton 1.26 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Vestal 1.21 in 1052 AM 07/19 CWOP Belden 1.01 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Chenango Bridge 2.5 NE 0.99 in 0645 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Binghamton 0.99 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Chenango Forks 3.0 SE 0.97 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS BINGHAMTON 0.97 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Vestal 0.96 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton 1.3 ENE 0.91 in 0815 AM 07/19 COCORAHS 2 NE Tioga Terrace 0.88 in 0645 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Maine 0.87 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton 2.9 NNE 0.86 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Endicott 0.86 in 1130 AM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton Airport 0.86 in 1153 AM 07/19 ASOS Vestal 0.85 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP 1.8 SE Windsor (SNOTEL) 0.80 in 1130 AM 07/19 MESOWEST HARPURSVILLE 0.76 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Vestal 0.76 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Endicott 0.75 in 1156 AM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton 0.74 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP PORT CRANE 0.73 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton 0.72 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton 0.72 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP ENDICOTT 0.62 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Binghamton 0.30 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP ...Cayuga County... Aurora 2.4 N 2.18 in 0730 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Union Springs 1.0 SSE 2.00 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Genoa 2.4 W 1.84 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Moravia 5.6 NW 1.80 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Aurora 1.6 S 1.66 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Auburn 8.3 SSE 1.61 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Scipio Center 1.61 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Scipio Center 0.6 S 1.60 in 0840 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Auburn 5.1 WNW 0.95 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Cayuga 1.7 NE 0.88 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Cayuga 3.2 ESE 0.81 in 0630 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Cayuga 4.0 NNE 0.74 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Auburn 0.53 in 1150 AM 07/19 CWOP Venice Center 0.32 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS ...Chemung County... 1.0 NE West Elmira 1.45 in 0700 AM 07/19 COOP Elmira 1.3 ESE 1.36 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS VAN ETTEN 1.17 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Horseheads 2.7 SSE 1.00 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Elmira 0.54 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Elmira Airport 0.41 in 1153 AM 07/19 ASOS Erin 0.40 in 1156 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Chenango County... Oxford 0.8 NNW 2.12 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Plymouth 1.66 in 0948 AM 07/19 CWOP Sherburne 1.23 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Afton 1.01 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Cortland County... Willet 1.8 E 2.66 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS CORTLAND 2.42 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Cincinnatus 2.24 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Marathon 1.52 in 1155 AM 07/19 AWS HOMER 1.35 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP ...Delaware County... Afton 2.08 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP Franklin 2.08 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Walton 2.06 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Unadilla 2.05 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Harpersfield 1.55 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Schenevus 5.9 SSW 1.52 in 0730 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Roxbury 1.51 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Andes 1.47 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM 1.1 E Sidney Center 1.42 in 1115 AM 07/19 HADS Hobart 4.8 ESE 1.20 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Margaretville 1.17 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Roxbury 0.90 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Deposit 0.73 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM ...Madison County... Earlville 3.0 E 2.02 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Earlville 1.32 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Cazenovia 2.9 SE 1.29 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Chittenango 2.1 ESE 1.00 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Morrisville 0.88 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Brookfield 0.85 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Oneida 0.4 NW 0.77 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS ...Oneida County... New Hartford 1.0 WSW 0.72 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Whitesboro 0.6 WNW 0.67 in 0900 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Westmoreland 4 N 0.55 in 0700 AM 07/19 COOP Rome 4.8 SSE 0.55 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Whitesboro 0.2 W 0.45 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Otter Lake 0.32 in 1154 AM 07/19 CWOP Durhamville 3.5 NNW 0.29 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Woodgate 0.23 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Deansboro 0.21 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Sylvan Beach 1.6 NW 0.20 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS WHITESBORO 0.20 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP Westmoreland 0.17 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM North Bay 0.1 NE 0.15 in 0900 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Westmoreland 0.12 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP WASHINGTON MILLS 0.11 in 1156 AM 07/19 CWOP Camden 0.09 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Remsen 0.07 in 1155 AM 07/19 AWS ROME 0.07 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP Griffiss Airfield 0.06 in 1153 AM 07/19 AWOS ...Onondaga County... Tully 0.3 NNW 2.52 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Tully 1.9 WSW 2.36 in 0659 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Tully 1.74 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Tully 1.47 in 1150 AM 07/19 CWOP Apulia Station 1.39 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP LIVERPOOL 1.28 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Syracuse 2.7 S 1.12 in 0730 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Syracuse 4.2 SSW 1.06 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Camillus 0.98 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Fayetteville 0.6 NE 0.91 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Camillus 1.0 W 0.77 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Cicero 0.76 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Otisco 0.72 in 1143 AM 07/19 CWOP Jordan 0.69 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Marcellus 0.67 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Fairmount 0.66 in 1150 AM 07/19 CWOP Manlius 0.66 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Clay 0.60 in 1154 AM 07/19 CWOP Syracuse 0.58 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP FAYETTEVILLE 0.58 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Camillus 0.56 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Syracuse Airport 0.54 in 1154 AM 07/19 ASOS Skaneateles 0.45 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP 1 WNW Marcellus 0.43 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS Baldwinsville 3.3 NE 0.41 in 0709 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Phoenix 0.40 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Syracuse 0.39 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS Brewerton Lock 23 0.37 in 0700 AM 07/19 COOP Baldwinsville 3.5 NE 0.33 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Fayetteville 0.31 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Minoa 0.31 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP ...Otsego County... Morris 1.50 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP ONEONTA 1.48 in 1150 AM 07/19 CWOP Oneonta 1.33 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Laurens 1.29 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM West Winfield 0.97 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Hartwick 0.91 in 1022 AM 07/19 COCORAHS 0.9 NE Hartwick 0.88 in 1130 AM 07/19 HADS 1.6 NE Milford 0.84 in 1130 AM 07/19 HADS 1.6 SE Bridgewater 0.69 in 1130 AM 07/19 HADS Cooperstown 0.65 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Springfield 0.35 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Richfield Springs 0.32 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP ...Schuyler County... Dundee 6.2 E 2.17 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS 2.1 N Swartwood (SNOTEL) 1.50 in 1100 AM 07/19 MESOWEST Arnot Lodge 1.50 in 1100 AM 07/19 COOP Bolter Creek 1.47 in 1122 AM 07/19 RAWS Odessa 0.93 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS Tyrone 0.63 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM TYRONE 0.50 in 1156 AM 07/19 CWOP Burdett 0.49 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Gabriels Junction 0.35 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Seneca County... 2 NE Lodi 1.90 in 0850 AM 07/19 Public LODI 1.62 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Interlaken 2.2 NE 1.61 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Waterloo 1.16 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Seneca Falls 0.76 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Steuben County... Corning 2.3 SSE 1.51 in 0818 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Canisteo 1.14 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Corning 2.9 N 0.99 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Savona 4.7 S 0.82 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS CORNING 0.72 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP NORTH HORNELL 0.56 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP South Corning 4.7 S 0.47 in 0900 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Addison 0.39 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Cohocton 0.25 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Avoca 0.20 in 1155 AM 07/19 AWS ...Sullivan County... Woodbourne 0.84 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM 3.4 E Willowemoc (SNOTEL) 0.70 in 1100 AM 07/19 MESOWEST 2 SW Claryville 0.70 in 1100 AM 07/19 COOP FORESTBURGH 0.40 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP North Branch 0.39 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Liberty 0.25 in 1154 AM 07/19 CWOP Eldred 0.22 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Jeffersonville 0.19 in 1155 AM 07/19 AWS Monticello 0.14 in 1152 AM 07/19 CWOP Barryville 0.06 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Tioga County... Candor 0.7 NW 1.73 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Berkshire 1.43 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Owego 6.1 ENE 1.16 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Town Of Owego 1.09 in 1153 AM 07/19 CWOP Tioga Terrace 0.88 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Newark Valley 1 N 0.80 in 1130 AM 07/19 MESOWEST 1 W Tioga Terrace 0.77 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS Endicott 3.7 WSW 0.64 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Apalachin 0.63 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Owego 0.59 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM ...Tompkins County... Groton 3.2 SSW 2.91 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Lansing 4.3 NW 2.66 in 0715 AM 07/19 COCORAHS CORNELL HTRC ITHACA 13 E 2.46 in 1105 AM 07/19 HADS 2 NE Dryden 2.44 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS West Danby 2.31 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Dryden 2.28 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Ithaca 2.6 NW 2.19 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 3.0 NNW 2.13 in 0750 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Freeville 4.2 S 2.13 in 0750 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Freeville 3.7 W 2.11 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Groton 2.10 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Trumansburg 0.3 SSE 2.07 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Newfield Hamlet 4.3 S 2.05 in 0900 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca Airport 1.88 in 1156 AM 07/19 AWOS Ithaca 5.4 SSW 1.83 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS ITHACA 1.80 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Ithaca 6.4 E 1.76 in 0730 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 6.9 WNW 1.76 in 0800 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 2.0 ESE 1.75 in 0715 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 6.3 E 1.65 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 2.5 NE 1.64 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 0.2 N 1.57 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 0.5 N 1.57 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 1.48 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Ithaca 3.4 SE 1.36 in 0832 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Trumansburg 8.9 S 1.22 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ithaca 1.19 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Berkshire 1.03 in 1156 AM 07/19 CWOP Ithaca 0.84 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Yates County... Penn Yan 1.65 in 1155 AM 07/19 NYSM Middlesex 3.5 S 1.36 in 0900 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Penn Yan 1.16 in 1153 AM 07/19 ASOS Dundee 0.96 in 1156 AM 07/19 CWOP Penn Yan 6.1 E 0.93 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS ...Pennsylvania... ...Bradford County... Sayre 0.7 S 1.15 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Ridgebury 0.63 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Ulster 2.7 ENE 0.24 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Wysox 0.10 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP 1 SSE Rome 0.09 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS ...Lackawanna County... Peckville 0.18 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Archbald 0.17 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Old Forge 0.15 in 1150 AM 07/19 AWS Moosic 0.15 in 1157 AM 07/19 CWOP Taylor 0.15 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Sterling - 22 0.14 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS MOUNT COBB 0.11 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Clarks Green 0.5 N 0.10 in 0930 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Thornhurst 0.09 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Vandling 0.1 NNE 0.08 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Thornhurst 0.07 in 1148 AM 07/19 RAWS Archbald 0.06 in 1122 AM 07/19 CWOP Jermyn 0.06 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP 1.0 S Mayfield 0.05 in 1100 AM 07/19 HADS ...Luzerne County... White Haven 1.5 NW 0.35 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Conyngham 3.9 NE 0.34 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS DRUMS 0.34 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP SUGARLOAF 0.32 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Hazleton 0.31 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP HAZLETON 0.30 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Forty Fort 0.4 NNE 0.29 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS CONYNGHAM 0.29 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP Shickshinny 0.26 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Penn Lake 0.19 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP HARVEYS LAKE 0.17 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP PENN LAKE 0.17 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Dallas 0.15 in 1154 AM 07/19 AWS Hanover Township 0.15 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP SUSCON 0.15 in 1200 PM 07/19 CWOP Glen Summit 0.14 in 1155 AM 07/19 AWS Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airpor 0.12 in 1154 AM 07/19 ASOS West Pittston 0.11 in 1155 AM 07/19 AWS 2.5 E Penn Lake Park 0.10 in 1115 AM 07/19 COOP Front Royal 0.10 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Pike County... Lords Valley 2.5 SE 0.30 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Milford 8.7 NW 0.27 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Greenland 4 Se 0.20 in 1115 AM 07/19 MESOWEST 2 NE Kimbles 0.12 in 1155 AM 07/19 AWS Loch Lomond 0.11 in 1142 AM 07/19 RAWS Lords Valley 0.06 in 1159 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Susquehanna County... New Milford 0.50 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP MONTROSE 0.32 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP ...Wayne County... Starrucca 0.69 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP STARRUCCA 0.65 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP ORSON 0.58 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Pleasant Mount 0.54 in 1156 AM 07/19 CWOP Honesdale 3.7 SSW 0.13 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS Honesdale 0.12 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Hawley 0.08 in 1145 AM 07/19 HADS Dyberry - 19 0.07 in 0648 AM 07/19 COCORAHS PROMPTON - 25 0.07 in 0700 AM 07/19 COCORAHS ...Wyoming County... Falls 0.10 in 1155 AM 07/19 CWOP Tunkhannock 0.07 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP Factoryville 0.06 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP TUNKHANNOCK 0.06 in 1158 AM 07/19 CWOP Tunkhannock 0.05 in 1145 AM 07/19 CWOP
Addition Information
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
Microburst: A convective downdraft with an affected outflow area of less than 2 1/2 miles wide and peak winds lasting less than 5 minutes. Microbursts may induce dangerous horizontal/vertical wind shears, which can adversely affect aircraft performance and cause property damage.
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