August 11, 2026 -- EF1 Tornado near Shandon, Ohio

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH 
458 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for August 11 2026 Tornado Event...

EF1 tornado confirmed east of Okeana and near Fort Scott in 
Butler County and Hamilton County OH. 

Rating:                 EF1 
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  11.33 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   500 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/11/2026
Start Time:             03:13 PM EDT
Start Location:         6 W Millville / Butler County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          39.4067 / -84.7689

End Date:               08/11/2026
End Time:               03:25 PM EDT
End Location:           3 S Ross / Hamilton County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            39.2614 / -84.6706

Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio has confirmed an
EF1 tornado in southwest Butler County, Ohio into Hamilton 
County, Ohio. 

Although sporadic tree damage was observed at points around the 
center of the tornadic circulation, the tornado first caused 
damage in the vicinity of Dunwoody Road where powerpoles were 
damaged. The tornado then tracked further to the southeast, 
resulting in additional spotty damage before more significant 
damage was observed in the vicinity of Chapel Road. Numerous large
trees were snapped or uprooted along Chapel Road near the 
intersection with Jenkins Road, with some damage to structures due
to fallen trees. It is within this area that the most significant
damage was confirmed, consistent with winds of 90 MPH and an EF1 
tornado. 

Further to the southeast toward Alert New London Road near Shandon, 
additional tree and minor outbuilding damage was confirmed before 
the tornado tracked across the county line into Hamilton County. 
Sporadic tree damage occurred within a largely-inaccessible area of 
the Fernald Preserve, with spotty isolated damage further to the 
southeast. It is possible the tornado briefly lifted in the vicinity 
of Willey Road toward New Haven Road before more significant tree 
damage was observed on either side of the Great Miami River into the 
area of the Oak Glen Preserve. Although sporadic tree damage was 
reported southeast of the Oak Glen Preserve, the nature of the 
damage, in conjunction with radar data, suggest the tornado had 
dissipated . Additional tree damage toward Dent is believed to be 
caused by straight-line winds. 

The National Weather Service would like to thank Butler County 
Emergency Management Agency and Hamilton County Emergency 
Management and Homeland Security Agency for their assistance with 
this damage assessment and survey.

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KC/HATZOS