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EF2 tornado in Lincoln County, Nebraska

Tornado June 16, 2025 · Lincoln County, Nebraska

EF2

Rating

3.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$140K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

Tornado developed and tracked approximately 3 miles to the south where it dissipated almost 45 minutes later. Along the tornado path, numerous power poles were snapped, a center pivot was overturned, and severe tree damage was reported to shelterbelts.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed during the early evening hours of June 16th over southern Lincoln County. This activity eventually developed to the east northeast into Custer County along a weak surface boundary. Severe thunderstorms were reported with hail up to tennis ball size. A tornado was also reported in southern Lincoln County.

Began near Dickens (40.8220, -100.9390).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Lincoln County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1267369. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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