EF1 tornado in Platte County, Nebraska

A tornado developed over an open field south of town and north of the creek where it tipped over two sections of an irrigation pivot. The tornado proceeded north northeast into Platte Center, causing damage to a garage and snapping several trees. The maximum damage occurred between 2nd and 4th streets where a large metal building with wood construction had the wind enter the doors, uplift the roof, and collapse the walls as the entire building shifted and collapsed to the northeast. Very large trees were blown down and one home lost much of its roof. The damage became less notable over the next block and dissipated near the elementary school.

A low pressure system brought strong (both thunderstorm, and non-thunderstorm) winds, tornadoes, dust, snow, and record temperatures into eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. The event was determined to be a derecho meeting the criteria of wind damage extending more than 250 miles, including wind gusts of at least 58 mph and numerous gusts of at least 75 mph.