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Tornado in Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Tornado May 17, 2019 · Hitchcock County, Nebraska

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Not rated

0.2 mi

Path length

75 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

Hitchcock County Emergency Management reported a tornado south of Culbertson, NE. The tornado crossed Highway 17 between mile markers 10 and 11. No damage was reported and no clear damage was found by NWS storm survey on May 18th, 2019.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms produce a tornado and 3 inch hail.

Began near Culbertson (40.1142, -100.8300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Red Willow County EF0 Red Willow County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 863413. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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