Tornado in Burt County, Nebraska
Tornado May 12, 2023 · Burt County, Nebraska
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What the National Weather Service wrote
A brief tornado was witnessed and reported with video evidence near this location at approximately 743 pm. The tornado lasted for 15 to 30 seconds. No damage was reported as it was over open fields.
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 Tekamah Arpt (41.7798, -96.1559).
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 1097572. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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