Thunderstorm Wind — Hitchcock, Nebraska

2025-05-18 · near Palisade Rich Arpt, Hitchcock, Nebraska

Event narrative

An NWS Storm Survey found a metal door to a shed partially torn off along with a flipped irrigation pivot.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259557. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.