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Tornado in Cherry County, Nebraska

Tornado June 6, 2022 · Cherry County, Nebraska

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Not rated

0.1 mi

Path length

10 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Gordon Rushville Fire Department reported a brief touchdown.

The wider storm

A persistent stationary front served as the focal point for thunderstorm development during the afternoon hours of June 6th. Thunderstorms developed over western Cherry and Sheridan county and tracked to the southeast, across the Sandhills into portions of central Nebraska. A brief tornado touch down was reported over far northwestern Cherry county. Hail up to golf ball size and thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 MPH were reported with the strongest storms.

Began near Irwin (42.9200, -101.9200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1034729. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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