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NWUS53 KGID 290108

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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary

National Weather Service Hastings NE

808 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..



1216 PM     Tornado          2 ESE Ravenna           41.02N 98.87W

04/26/2024                   Buffalo            NE   NWS Storm Survey 



            This tornado touched down at 1216 PM CDT 2 

            miles east southeast of Ravenna, and lifted 

            at 1231 PM CDT 3 miles north of Ravenna. The 

            rating was EF1, with an estimated peak wind 

            of 90 MPH, based on damage to a power pole 

            and outbuildings. The tornado had a path 

            length of 4.76 miles with a width of 175 

            yards. 



1232 PM     Tornado          2 S Rockville           41.10N 98.83W

04/26/2024                   Sherman            NE   NWS Storm Survey 



            This tornado touched down at 1232 PM CDT 2 

            miles south of Rockville, and lifted at 1248 

            PM CDT 4 miles north northeast of Rockville. 

            The rating was EF1, with an estimated peak 

            wind of 105 MPH, based on snapped power 

            poles north of town. The tornado had a path 

            length of 5.71 miles and a width of 100 

            yards. 



1258 PM     Tornado          1 SSE Farwell           41.20N 98.62W

04/26/2024                   Howard             NE   NWS Storm Survey 



            This tornado touched down at 1258 PM CDT 1 

            mile south southeast of Farwell, and lifted 

            at 121 PM CDT 3 miles north of Elba. This 

            was the strongest tornado of the day for the 

            NWS Hastings forecast area, rated an EF3. 

            The estimated peak wind gust was 145 MPH, 

            based on heavy damage to a farmstead just 

            west of Elba. The tornado had a path length 

            of 9.54 miles and a width of 600 yards. 



0132 PM     Tornado          5 NE Elba               41.34N 98.51W

04/26/2024                   Howard             NE   NWS Storm Survey 



            This tornado touched down at 132 PM CDT 5 

            miles northeast of Elba, and lifted at 154 

            PM CDT 3 miles north of Wolbach. The rating 

            was EF2, with an estimated peak wind of 135 

            MPH, based on metal power pole damage just 

            west of the Highway 281 and 22 junction near 

            Wolbach. The tornado had a path length of 

            9.59 miles, and was the widest of the day 

            for the NWS Hastings forecast area with a 

            width of 880 yards. 





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