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Tornado in Keith County, Nebraska

Tornado May 23, 2024 · Keith County, Nebraska

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Not rated

0.1 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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

Photo via social media confirms a tornado touchdown over Lake McConaughy approximately 1.4 miles southwest of Belmar. Time estimated by radar evidence.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed over the central Nebraska Panhandle during the mid afternoon hours of May 23rd. As this activity moved east into better moisture and wind shear, storms became severe. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes were reported.

Began near Lemoyne (41.2900, -101.9300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Keith County EF1 Keith County EF1 Keith County EF1 Keith County EF0 Keith County EFU Garden County EFU Keith County EFU Hayes County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1178030. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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