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Pacific Storm System Moves Inland; Strong Storm in Alaska

A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation/valley rain and mountain snow as it moves inland to the central Great Basin through the central Rockies through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms are likely from California into the Great Basin. A large low pressure system continues to bring snow, blizzard conditions, damaging winds, and mixed precipitation along the Bering Sea and Southwest Alaska. Read More >

 

Results of Tornado
Damage Survey


Superior, Nebraska Tornado
June 20, 2010


Left:  Warehouse Destroyed

(Click on the picture to see a larger image.)


 

    

The National Weather Service in Hastings conducted a damage survey of a tornado in Superior, Nebraska on Monday, June 21. The survey was an attempt to retrace the path of a tornadic supercell thunderstorm which occurred Sunday evening, June 20. The results of that survey follow.

 
Superior, NE Tornado Information
Path Location / Length: Damage Confined to Town
Width: 1300 Yards
Time (approximate):  7:50 pm
Estimated Wind Speed:  max 120 MPH


The maximum rating of the tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale was an EF2. This rating was assigned based upon the damage observed.


The National Weather Service would like to thank those who assisted with the damage survey and who provided valuable information regarding this event.

  

Storm Damage Survey Map
 

 



Photographs of the Storm Damage From NWS Survey
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Warehouse Roof Blown Off

Car Damaged by Debris

Tree Uprooted

Garage Destroyed

Overturned Rail Cars

Damaged Garage
Shed off Foundation Broken Windows - Shingles off House