EF1 tornado in Madison County, Nebraska
Tornado May 12, 2023 · Madison County, Nebraska
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A short-lived tornado traveled approximately 3.1 miles to the north northwest, primarily causing damage to trees. The most focused damage was in a grove of mature cottonwood trees where multiple trunks were snapped.
The wider storm
A strong low-pressure system which had been slowly moving east off the Rocky Mountains finally progressed into central Nebraska. This left eastern Nebraska in the warm sector as a warm front moved north into the area. The SPC issued an Enhanced Risk for severe weather with a 30% hatched for severe hail. There ended up being 19 confirmed tornadoes (3 EF2, 8 EF1, 4 EF0, 4 EFU). There were numerous hail reports the largest of which was 4.5 inches in Pawnee County. Another 4-inch report was received in Richardson County. Flash flooding was also observed in a few locations.
Began near Battle Creek (42.0730, -97.5483).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
17 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1097203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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