EFU Tornado — Howard, Nebraska

2024-05-12 · near St Paul, Howard, Nebraska

2.3 mi

Path length

35 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A fairly visible landspout touched down four miles of St. Paul. No damage occurred with this tornado, timing and location was approximated from reports and video.

Wider weather episode

A broad area of weak thunderstorms developed beneath a potent lobe of upper vorticity during the afternoon and early evening hours of May 12th. This activity largely remained benign and non-severe, thanks to both weak deep layer shear and instability within the upper trough axis. However, funnel clouds and at least one landspout occurred on the leading edge of slightly stronger thunderstorms over central Nebraska, aided in large part by high ambient vorticity and moderate 0-3km CAPE. No damage was reported and the location of the only known landspout was estimated based on spotter reports, pictures, and video.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175628. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.