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Tornado in Lincoln County, Nebraska

Tornado May 30, 2026 · Lincoln County, Nebraska

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Not rated

0.0 mi

Path length

10 yd

Path width

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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

Storm Spotter reported tornado via Twitter. Brief touchdown, no damage reported.

The wider storm

Strong to severe thunderstorms initiated over far southwestern Nebraska and the Nebraska Panhandle during the late afternoon hours of May 30th. As this activity progressed slowly east into the evening hours, numerous large hail and damaging wind gusts were reported. A couple of tornadoes were also reported. Hail up to 3.5 inches in diameter and thunderstorm wind gusts up to 72 MPH were reported.

Began near Wellfleet (40.8800, -100.7600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1332800. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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