EF3 Tornado — Grant, Nebraska

2024-06-25 · near Whitman, Grant, Nebraska

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported a tornado half mile north of Whitman. The approximate starting point of the tornado was just south of the Cherry County line, several miles north of Whitman. EF-3 damage was observed at a farm house just south of Whitman.

Wider weather episode

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a boundary, draped across the central Sandhills during the late afternoon hours of June 25th. This activity became severe with golf ball sized hail. Later that evening, super cell thunderstorms in southern South Dakota, tracked south into western Cherry county. These severe storms produced 4 inch hail in western Cherry county. As the storm tracked into Grant county, it produced a long track, strong tornado, which tracked from near Whitman, to west of Tryon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1216482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.