Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
754 NOUS43 KOAX 101450 PNSOAX IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-081000- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 950 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for May 6, 2024 Tornado Event - Update #1... .Update Adding a short tornado track northeast of Beatrice. .Overview... A line of severe thunderstorms moved across much of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa during the evening of May 6. The storms produced wind damage in many locations, especially in southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa, but also produced several tornadoes. The tornado damage, as well as a few areas of concentrated damage that appear most likely to have been caused by downburst winds, were surveyed by National Weather Service and Emergency Management. ..Wymore Area Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.99 miles Path Width /maximum/: 30 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/06/2024 Start Time: 07:07 PM CDT Start Location: 4 WNW Wymore / Gage County / NE Start Lat/Lon: 40.1376 / -96.7496 End Date: 05/06/2024 End Time: 07:08 PM CDT End Location: 4 WNW Blue Springs / Gage County / NE End Lat/Lon: 40.1485 / -96.7375 Survey Summary: Storm spotters provided video matching up with a short damage path. The tornado damaged the hoop building that stores road supplies along highway 77, proceeded northeast where it broke some tree branches and quickly dissipated. ..Beatrice Area Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.22 miles Path Width /maximum/: 20 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/06/2024 Start Time: 07:16 PM CDT Start Location: 5 NE Beatrice / Gage County / NE Start Lat/Lon: 40.32 / -96.69 End Date: 05/06/2024 End Time: 07:08 PM CDT End Location: 5 NE Beatrice / Gage County / NE End Lat/Lon: 40.32 / -96.69 Survey Summary: A short-lived tornado damaged a cattle shed, a barn, and a covered porch part of a home. Eyewitness reports and details are consistent with that of a tornado. ..Glenwood Area Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.66 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/06/2024 Start Time: 08:48 PM CDT Start Location: 4 SSE Glenwood / Mills County / IA Start Lat/Lon: 40.9898 / -95.706 End Date: 05/06/2024 End Time: 08:55 PM CDT End Location: 3 SSW Silver City / Mills County / IA End Lat/Lon: 41.0612 / -95.6543 Survey Summary: A tornado developed and snapped trees at a home on Lucas Road, moving quickly to the northeast where it cut a 30 yard wide swath of snapped trees and branches. Additional sporadic tree damage was noted near Kane Avenue. A farm was badly damaged along Jagger Road, with one large shed completely destroyed and two large grain bins destroyed with debris deposited a half mile downstream. The tornado then crossed Highway 34 a quarter-mile west of 270th street damaging a power pole. Damage continued northeast through open fields crossing the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line where large tree branches were snapped. The tornado continued northeast damaging two farmsteads along Hershey Ave where several outbuildings sustained high-end EF1 damage. Many trees were snapped at both farmsteads. ..Carson/Macedonia Area Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 93 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.53 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/06/2024 Start Time: 09:07 PM CDT Start Location: 4 W Macedonia / Pottawattamie County / IA Start Lat/Lon: 41.2027 / -95.4992 End Date: 05/06/2024 End Time: 09:09 PM CDT End Location: 3 WNW Macedonia / Pottawattamie County / IA End Lat/Lon: 41.2189 / -95.4793 Survey Summary: Brief tornado damage was observed 4 miles west/northwest of Macedonia where two large trees were snapped and then lifted about a mile northeast of where one home sustained shingle damage. ..Minden/Shelby Area Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 107 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.05 miles Path Width /maximum/: 450 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/06/2024 Start Time: 09:13 PM CDT Start Location: 1 ESE Minden / Pottawattamie County / IA Start Lat/Lon: 41.4627 / -95.5248 End Date: 05/06/2024 End Time: 09:19 PM CDT End Location: 1 W Shelby / Shelby County / IA End Lat/Lon: 41.5084 / -95.4766 Survey Summary: This EF1 tornado touched down at 9:10pm 2 miles southeast of Minden causing EF1 damage to a transmission line. It then traveled northeast and damaged outbuildings and broke a window on the south side of a home along Tamarack Road. In addition, power poles were snapped along Tamarack Road to the northeast of this home. Tree damage continued northeast to the Avoca Rest Area where it crossed I-80. The tornado then continued northeast a half-mile before lifting north of the intersection of York Rd and Elmwood Rd. There was tree damage on the west side of Shelby as the storm continued northeast but there was no evidence of tornado damage in Shelby. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$