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EF1 tornado in Keith County, Nebraska

Tornado May 23, 2024 · Keith County, Nebraska

EF1

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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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.

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 developed over the North Shore neighborhood near Lazy Ike Road and traveled to the southeast. On building experienced complete roof loss and several large cottonwood trees were either uprooted or had top branches snapped off. One tree, approximately two feet in diameter, fell on a vehicle.

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 Lake Mc Conaghy (41.2600, -101.7800).

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 EF0 Keith County EFU Garden County EFU Keith County EFU Keith County EFU Hayes County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1178033. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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