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Tornado May 12, 2023 · Wheeler County, Nebraska

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Not rated
0.1 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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.

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

This tornado touched down in open country northwest of Ericson. At this time, only tree damage was seen. Video evidence from multiple storm chasers support the occurrence of this tornado as well.

The wider storm

A closed low pressure system moved slowly across the northern Plains and spawned multiple tornadoes across north central Nebraska.

Began near Ericson (41.8337, -98.7521).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Wheeler CountyEF1 Custer CountyEF1 Wheeler CountyEFU Custer CountyEFU Custer CountyEFU Custer CountyEFU Logan County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1103704. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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