Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
774 NOUS43 KLBF 241243 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-250045- Public Information Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 743 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 /643 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024/ NWS survey teams are investigating damage from several, perhaps 9 tornadoes which touched down across western Nebraska Thursday evening. Information on the intensity or EF-scale of the tornadoes will become available later today. Below is the information we have received thus far. 0515 PM Tornado 5 S Bingham 41.94N 102.06W 05/23/2024 Grant NE Fire Dept/Rescue Fire Department reported a tornado south of Bingham. 0558 PM Tornado 5 ESE Lewellen 41.32N 102.05W 05/23/2024 Keith NE NWS Employee Tornado reported by NWS employee. 0635 PM Tornado 2 WSW Brule 41.08N 101.93W 05/23/2024 Keith NE Trained Spotter Trained spotter reported a tornado. 0640 PM Tornado 2 ESE Lemoyne 41.27N 101.76W 05/23/2024 Keith NE Fire Dept/Rescue North shore of Lake McConaughy. Fire department reports 22 buildings destroyed, including homes, outbuildings and shops. 39 homes damaged. One camper destroyed at beach access 17. One camper destroyed at beach access 13. Numerous powerlines down. Numerous trees down. Some rescues of people from basements. No injuries reported. 0649 PM Funnel Cloud 1 S Ogallala 41.11N 101.72W 05/23/2024 Keith NE Public 0718 PM Tornado 4 ENE Grant 40.87N 101.65W 05/23/2024 Perkins NE Public Public report of a tornado. 0728 PM Tornado 8 S Paxton 41.01N 101.35W 05/23/2024 Keith NE Public Report via social media. 0729 PM Tornado 6 NNE Grainton 40.90N 101.25W 05/23/2024 Lincoln NE Law Enforcement Law enforcement reports a tornado 6 NW of Wallace. 0825 PM Tornado 10 SSE Grainton 40.68N 101.24W 05/23/2024 Hayes NE Trained Spotter Trained spotter reports tornado. 0903 PM Tornado 8 S North Platte 41.02N 100.77W 05/23/2024 Lincoln NE Trained Spotter Trained spotter reports tornado 2 miles south of Lake Maloney. 0918 PM Tornado 9 SW Maxwell 40.98N 100.62W 05/23/2024 Lincoln NE Public $$