Updated August 30, 2026 with new reporting. This is a direct follow-up to the Aug. 29 post and mainly adds the final official survey details that were still pending in the original story.
A new NWS survey gives Wilton’s Aug. 27 tornado an EF-1 rating, with estimated peak winds of 110 mph and a path that crossed the Northway before ending near the Wilton Wildlife Preserve.
The National Weather Service has now rated the Aug. 27 tornado near Wilton as an EF-1, replacing the earlier preliminary confirmation with a final survey update that adds wind speed, path length and a more specific track.
The National Weather Service Albany office said in an Aug. 28 survey update that the tornado near Wilton reached EF-1 strength with estimated peak winds of 110 mph.
According to the survey, the tornado touched down at about 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, lasted about five minutes, and traveled 1.75 miles with a maximum width of 250 yards. The survey lists no fatalities and no injuries.
The same NWS update places the start of the tornado about 6 miles northeast of Saratoga Springs. A related local storm report says the tornado touched down west of the Northway near Greylock Drive and Glenburnie Drive, crossed the Northway, snapped trees between the highway and Edie Road, and dissipated near the Wilton Wildlife Preserve.
That is a more detailed official record than Wilton residents had on Aug. 29, when NWS had confirmed a tornado but had not yet released the final rating and path details.
For residents dealing with cleanup, insurance questions or damage documentation, the main practical change is that the federal weather record now identifies the event as an EF-1 tornado rather than only a preliminary confirmation.
Saratoga County’s emergency-management office continues to provide an online storm-damage reporting form for residents who need to document storm impacts.
The next record to watch is whether NWS issues any further revision or publishes additional details in its monthly Storm Data record.