Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
177 NWUS53 KOAX 041718 LSROAX Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 1218 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0204 PM Tornado 6 SSW Primrose 41.54N 98.29W 04/26/2024 Boone NE NWS Storm Survey A EF-2 tornado started in Greeley County and crossed into Boone County south of Primrose along Highway 56. It travelled north-northeast over 27.5 miles, doing its most extensive damage 2 miles southwest of Primrose. Strongest winds were estimated to be 130 mph, and at its widest it was estimated to be 500 yards wide. It likely dissipated in open country as it approached the Beaver Creek southwest of Petersburg. 0251 PM Tornado 4 NW Bee 41.05N 97.11W 04/26/2024 Butler NE NWS Storm Survey An EF-1 tornado began near the intersection of Highway 15 and Ashland Road moving north-northeast as a broad multiple-vortex tornado. It snapped trees and a road sign and overturned center-pivot irrigation systems along its path. Near its end, a second brief tornado developed 1 mile east of this tornado. 0303 PM Tornado 3 NNW Waverly 40.96N 96.56W 04/26/2024 Lancaster NE NWS Storm Survey An EF-0 tornado tracked mainly through open fields, with time and location identified by a storm chaser video. The damage survey team did find evidence of some minor tree damage at a few locations sufficient to rate this as an EF-0 tornado. 0306 PM Tornado 4 WSW Brainard 41.16N 97.07W 04/26/2024 Butler NE NWS Storm Survey Trained spotters confirmed an EF-Unknown tornado with video and photos lasting approximately 1 minute over open fields. Due to no damage indicators hit, we have to rate it EF-Unknown. 0312 PM Tornado 5 SSW Memphis 41.03N 96.48W 04/26/2024 Lancaster NE NWS Storm Survey An EF-1 tornado tracked through mainly open fields, snapping tree trucks. There was one farmstead that had a barn that was badly damaged and minor damage to a home. 0407 PM Tornado 7 S Creston 41.60N 97.36W 04/26/2024 Platte NE NWS Storm Survey An EF1 tornado touched down northwest of 370th St and 175th Ave. It tracked north-northeast, flipping a center-pivot irrigation system, snapping trees, blowing windows out of a house, and causing significant damage to a barn roof. The tornado continued north causing additional minor damage before ending just southwest of 160th Ave and 445th St. 0452 PM Tornado 5 NNW Magnolia 41.75N 95.91W 04/26/2024 Harrison IA NWS Storm Survey An EF-1 tornado touched down south of 174th Trl tracking north-northeast snapping power poles, trees, and doing damage to several agricultural out-buildings. && $$