Thunderstorm Wind in Hitchcock County, Nebraska
Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2025 · Hitchcock County, Nebraska
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An NWS Storm Survey found a metal door to a shed partially torn off along with a flipped irrigation pivot.
The wider storm
Numerous severe storms moved into SW Nebraska from northeast Colorado and northwest Kansas and led to numerous reports of hail, wind and tornadoes. The strongest tornado was an EF 3 to the north of Stratton, Nebraska along with hail around 2 inches north of Stratton and in Benkelman as well. The EF 3 caused major damage to structures, electric poles, and farm machinery. The same thunderstorm also produced swaths of straight-line winds that also caused damage to electric poles, trees, and structures.
Began near Palisade Rich Arpt (40.2778, -101.2666).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1259557. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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