EF1 Tornado — Brown, Nebraska

2024-06-20 · near Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska

Event narrative

Tornado briefly touched down, rolling and severely damaging a single wide manufactured home. Other outbuildings were destroyed at this location which were significantly aged. Tree limbs were broken and trees snapped.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along a stationary frontal boundary, which was draped across the central Sandhills, during the late afternoon hours of June 20th. This activity became severe later on with hail up to ping pong size, thunderstorm wind gusts up to 70 MPH and a couple of tornadoes. Flash flooding was also reported in the Long Pine and O'Neill areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193039. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.