Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Upper Level Low Over California

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today across central and eastern Minnesota, Iowa, and western Wisconsin. A few tornadoes, isolated very large hail, and damaging winds may occur. An upper level low will help trigger scattered thunderstorms over portions of central and southern California today along with a few inches of snow in the central Sierra Nevadas. Read More >

September Tornadoes
South Central Nebraska and North Central Kansas

Data from January, 1950 - December, 2010

(View our 'Main Tornado Page' for maps for each month of the year, including statewide maps of Nebraska and Kansas.)

Notes about the data: All data from 1950-2009 was collected and assimilated into GIS format by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK. This data can be found at https://spc.noaa.gov/gis/svrgis/ The data for the year 2010 was collected and assimilated into GIS by the National Weather Service office in Hastings, NE. The Fujita Scale (F-Scale) rating began in 1971, and the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale) began February 1, 2007; Tornadoes prior to 1971 were later assigned an F-scale rating based on damage accounts and records. The tornado descriptions are primarily based on information in StormData and from the National Climatic Data Center, and is supplemented by information in 'Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991,' by Thomas P. Grazulis. The maps below illustrate the tornado touchdown points and tornado tracks. The tornado rating is based on the highest rating given the tornado along its path and is not necessarily at its highest rating at the initial touchdown point. For example, a track and tornado touchdown point with an EF3 rating may have started as an EF0 at the touchdown point and grew in intensity towards the middle or end of the track. The touchdown point represented on the map is the center of the triangle, not at the base (point) of the triangle. Tornado tracks are illustrated by the start and end points of the tornado, which on the map appear linear, versus an actual path the tornado may have taken along its lifespan. Not all tornadoes have tracks due to the length of the track. If the track length was incredibly small (For example, a brief touchdown or less than a few miles long), it was not plotted.

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Tornado Descriptions EF2 or Greater

F3/EF3:
- September 22, 2001.
Clay County. A tornado generally followed Highway 74 from north of Edgar, NE to northwest of Shickley, NE. Along its nine mile path, 14 pivots were destroyed, at least 15 grain bins were lost, and two farms sustained extensive damage. Over ten thousand acres of corn and soybeans suffered an average yield loss of 30 percent.
-September 18, 1986
Jewell and Nuckolls Counties. A tornado dropped to the ground seven miles west Republic, KS and traveled north across the state line into Hardy, NE. Seven people in Hardy, NE were injured, one seriously. Ten homes and businesses in Hardy were destroyed and another 100 buildings sustained minor damage. Trees were uprooted and utility lines were destroyed.
F2/EF2:
- September 18, 1986.
Webster County. A tornado touched down six miles south of Inavale, NE and moved northeast for two miles. The tornado destroyed a barn, downed power lines and trees, and damaged several outbuildings.
Clay County. A tornado dipped down just southwest of Trumbull, NE and moved northeast for about one mile. Windows were sucked out of a house, power lines were downed and numerous monuments toppled in a cemetary. In addition, many trees were destroyed.
- September 25, 1973.
Smith County. A tornado briefly touched down one mile west of Athol, KS, causing out building damage on two farmsteads.

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Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Upper Level Low Over California

September Tornadoes 1950-2010