July 5-6, 2026 Severe Weather and Flooding

Summary:

A National Weather Service Storm Survey
team  has determined that a very 
short-lived EF-1 tornado with winds of
95 mph occurred in Canfield Township on
July 5, 2026.

For the EF-1 tornado, the tornado formed in
the vicinity of Mellinger Road, where the
tops of trees were shredded and thrown onto
nearby residences. The tornado continued 
southeast across US 62, where the tornado
toppled more trees and snapped several at
their bases with some slight convergent 
motion. One large tree fell onto a residence
severely damaging the home. The tornado
continued southeast toward Messerly Road 
where more tree tops were shredded before
the tornado cycled out. This short-lived 
EF-1 tornado had estimated maximum wind 
gusts of 95 mph in northeast Canfield 
Township and was on the ground for about
a minute.

No major injuries or fatalities occurred
during this event.

The National Weather Service would like 
to thank officials in Mahoning County, 
including the Emergency Management Agency
and several fire departments, and the OSP
Aviation group with their assistance in 
the storm survey, including ground and 
aerial surveys.

Summary:

A National Weather Service Storm Survey team
has determined that a macroburst with 
straight-line damage of 90 mph occurred in
Mahoning County on July 5, 2026, extending
for over 10 miles with a path width of
over 3 miles.

As the tornado cycled out across the region,
a significant rear flank downdraft formed
and increased in intensity, causing 
substantial straight-line wind damage across
a larger portion of Mahoning County. Winds
up to 90 mph caused extensive tree, power
pole, and power line damage across
Austintown Township, Canfield Township,
Boardman, and Poland. This phenomenon is
called a macroburst and extended for over
10.25 miles and had a maximum path width 
of 3.3 miles. The macroburst formed on the
southwest side of Austintown Township just
before 2 PM and proceeded southeast 
through Mahoning County until after 
2:30 PM. The most intense portion of the
macroburst was in Canfield Township and 
Boardman where extensive tree and power 
line damage was noted east of Ohio State 
Route 11 to Market Street and along and 
north of US Route 224. Based on ground 
and aerial survey footage, it is estimated
that nearly a thousand trees were downed 
across the area. Some trees came down 
onto area residences, causing roof and
siding damage, and some trees toppled 
onto vehicles, completely destroying them.
Damage across the region displayed a clear
divergent pattern within the macroburst 
with trees favoring a southeast wind 
direction across the general region. While
the damage is best described as a 
macroburst, the 90 mph estimated maximum
wind gust intensity is the equivalent of
a low-end EF 1 tornado.

No major injuries or fatalities occurred 
during this event.

The National Weather Service would like 
to thank officials in Mahoning County,
including the Emergency Management Agency
and several fire departments, and the OSP
Aviation group with their assistance in 
the storm survey, including ground and 
aerial surveys.