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Tornado July 23, 2025 · Custer County, Nebraska

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Not rated
0.0 mi
Path length
10 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reports a brief touchdown of a tornado. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours of July 23 across the Sandhills, southwestern and portions of central Nebraska. This activity developed in advance of an approaching cold front. As the afternoon progressed, activity became better organized and severe over Keith County mid afternoon. As storms tracked east into Lincoln and Custer Counties, they maintained their intensity into the evening hours. A couple of tornadoes were reported in Custer County. Elsewhere, hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter, along with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 60 MPH were reported.

Began near Westerville (41.4400, -99.3400).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1282900. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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