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EF2 tornado in Cass County, Nebraska

Tornado May 9, 2016 · Cass County, Nebraska

EF2
Rating
3.3 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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

This tornado started just to the southwest of the city of Nehawka and generally traveled to the northwest through its lifespan. The tornado was filmed by numerous storm chasers and general public. The tornado remain generally in rural areas, but did impact a couple of farmsteads. The most significant damage occurred along Havelock Ave where a home was destroyed. The damage at this residence was consistent with EF2 damage. Another farmstead was impacted south of Knabe Dr where several outbuildings were completely destroyed. Otherwise trees were uprooted or damaged along the path.

The wider storm

More to come.

Began near Nehawka (40.8213, -96.0074).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Lancaster CountyEF1 Lancaster County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 624322. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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