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EF1 tornado in Stanton County, Nebraska

Tornado October 3, 2023 · Stanton County, Nebraska

EF1

Rating

0.9 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado began southeast of the intersection of 834 Road and 574 Avenues. It continues northeast, damaging several trees and outbuildings at a farm. The tornado left a sporadic path in crops, crossed 834 Road, and ended prior to crossing 575 Avenue.

The wider storm

A surface low moved from the southwest to the northeast across the state initiating a line of severe weather in northeast Nebraska. Reports were received for wind speeds between 60 and 80mph with the strongest measured report being 82mph in Fairbury. There was an EF1 rated tornado near Pilger with estimated peak wind speeds of 100 mph.

Began near Pilger (41.9100, -97.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143499. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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