Tornado in Kimball County, Nebraska
Tornado May 21, 2026 · Kimball County, Nebraska
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado was observed west of Highway 71 and south of County Road 44 moving due east. This tornado was initially obscured by rain and may have developed further west. The tornado began to curve towards the southeast as it underwent the occlusion process, shrinking from a stovepipe appearance to a rope as it quickly moved over farmlands and turbines. No damage was reported.
The wider storm
A widespread weather event across the region with snowsqualls in Carbon County and several severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado warning across western Nebraska.
Began near Oliver (41.3100, -103.7500).
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 1331808. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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