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Overview

A powerful supercell thunderstorm moved across portions of southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas on Thursday evening, August 29th, 2019. The storm formed in Lincoln County, NE, moving south into Hayes County, NE before moving into Hitchcock County, NE. Straight line wind damage was reported near Palisade, NE. The storm continued across Red Willow County, NE, and Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Sheridan, and Graham Counties in northwest Kansas. Significant damage was reported in Graham County and this was consistent with straight line winds as well. The storm also produced many reports of hail, high winds, and torrential rainfall.

Thank you to NWS North Platte for conducting the storm survey in extreme northern Hitchcock County Nebraska. Thank you to the Graham County Sheriff's Department for leading the way for the storm survey in Graham County Kansas.

Storm Survey Reports
Photos & Video
Radar
Storm Reports

Storm Survey Reports:

Wind Damage - Palisade, NE
Hitchcock County

Date	8/29/2019
Time (Local)	5:50 pm CDT
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	N/A
Max Width	N/A
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Significant wind damage was reported near Palisade, NE. Southwest of town, a farmstead suffered damage consisting of a barn completely destroyed, power poles snapped, trees snapped, and large tree limbs down. Tree and powerline damage was also reported near Palisade and across northern Hitchcock County.

Track Map

Track Map

Wind Damage - 5 SE New Almelo, KS to 8 NNE Morland, KS
Graham County

Date	8/29/2019
Time (Local)	7:59 - 8:05 pm CDT
Est. Peak Winds	90-105 mph
Path Length	6 miles
Max Width	1.5 miles
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: A swath of significant wind damage was observed over northwestern Graham County. Several farmsteads were impacted and numerous power poles were snapped. In addition, several irrigation pivots were toppled, large hay bales rolled several hundred yards, and substantial agricultural losses were also observed as a result of the wind. Damage at the farmsteads generally consisted of farm outbuildings either being destroyed or heavily damaged, trees snapped, tree limbs broken, windows shattered, fences broken or down, and damage to vehicles.

Track Map

Track Map

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video

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Storm west of New Almelo, KS (Alissa Otter)	Rolled barn near Palisade, NE (Shane Gerhartz)	Hail west of Culbertson, NE (Adam Heskett)	Tree damage in Oberlin, KS (John Kasey)

Wind damage near Norcatur, KS (Erica Kelley)	Overturned pivot near Culbertson, NE (Nathan Jurgensen)	Wind damage - Graham County, KS (NWS Storm Survey)	Flipped camper - Graham County, KS (NWS Storm Survey)

Wind damage - Graham County, KS (NWS Storm Survey)	Damaged farm building - Graham County, KS (NWS Storm Survey)	Overturned pivot and blown hay bales - Graham County, KS (NWS Storm Survey)	Destroyed farm building - Hitchcock County, NE (NWS Storm Survey)

Radar

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Storm impacting Palisade, NE - Base Reflectivity	Storm impacting Palisade, NE - Storm Relative Velocity	Storm impacting Culbertson, NE - Base Reflectivity	Storm impacting Culbertson, NE - Storm Relative Velocity


Storm impacting Oberlin, KS - Base Reflectivity	Storm impacting Oberlin, KS - Storm Relative Velocity	Storm impacting New Almelo, KS - Base Reflectivity	Storm impacting New Almelo, KS - Storm Relative Velocity


Storm impacting NW Graham County Base Reflectivity	Storm impacting NW Graham County Storm Relative Velocity	Storm impacting Hill City, KS - Base Reflectivity	Storm impacting Hill City, KS - Storm Relative Velocity


Estimated hail swath courtesy NWS WSR-88D Radar Data	Estimated precipitation amounts courtesy NWS WSR-88D Radar Data

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

245 PM MDT FRI AUG 30 2019

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...

..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

..REMARKS..

0923 PM HEAVY RAIN 10 S HILL CITY 39.22N 99.85W

08/29/2019 E1.70 INCH GRAHAM KS PUBLIC

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. VIA FACEBOOK.

0743 PM TSTM WND GST HILL CITY 39.37N 99.85W

08/29/2019 E60 MPH GRAHAM KS TRAINED SPOTTER

ALSO REPORTED UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL.

0743 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E HILL CITY 39.37N 99.83W

08/29/2019 M77 MPH GRAHAM KS ASOS

ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY.

0737 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E HILL CITY 39.37N 99.83W

08/29/2019 M66 MPH GRAHAM KS ASOS

ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY.

0725 PM HAIL 6 S SEGUIN 39.25N 100.59W

08/29/2019 E1.00 INCH SHERIDAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER

0714 PM TSTM WND GST MORLAND 39.35N 100.08W

08/29/2019 M58 MPH GRAHAM KS MESONET

0704 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNE NEW ALMELO 39.61N 100.11W

08/29/2019 M72 MPH NORTON KS MESONET

0704 PM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW HOXIE 39.36N 100.45W

08/29/2019 M58 MPH SHERIDAN KS MESONET

0659 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SSE NEW ALMELO 39.51N 100.07W

08/29/2019 E105 MPH GRAHAM KS NWS STORM SURVEY

NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS WIND DAMAGE

CONSISTENT WITH WINDS OF 90 TO 105 MPH.

SEVERAL FARMSTEADS LOST BUILDINGS, TREES,

POWER POLES, PIVOTS, FENCES, AND ROOFING

MATERIAL. A FEW GRAIN BINS WERE BLOWN OVER.

WORST DAMAGE NOTED IN NW GRAHAM COUNTY KS,

THE LOCATION OF THIS REPORT.

0652 PM HAIL REXFORD 39.47N 100.74W

08/29/2019 E1.00 INCH THOMAS KS TRAINED SPOTTER

0652 PM TSTM WND GST REXFORD 39.47N 100.75W

08/29/2019 E60 MPH THOMAS KS TRAINED SPOTTER

0638 PM HEAVY RAIN 10 S MCCOOK 40.06N 100.62W

08/29/2019 E1.21 INCH RED WILLOW NE PUBLIC

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. VIA FACEBOOK.

0620 PM TSTM WND GST OBERLIN 39.82N 100.53W

08/29/2019 M68 MPH DECATUR KS TRAINED SPOTTER

0615 PM HAIL 5 SE LUDELL 39.81N 100.89W

08/29/2019 E1.75 INCH RAWLINS KS PUBLIC

REPORT VIA FACEBOOK WITH A PICTURE. TIME

ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0610 PM TSTM WND GST OBERLIN 39.82N 100.53W

08/29/2019 E60 MPH DECATUR KS PUBLIC

0600 PM TSTM WND GST OBERLIN 39.82N 100.53W

08/29/2019 E50 MPH DECATUR KS PUBLIC

ALSO REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

0600 PM HAIL OBERLIN 39.82N 100.53W

08/29/2019 E1.00 INCH DECATUR KS PUBLIC

REPORT VIA FACEBOOK ALSO MENTIONED 50 MPH

WINDS.

0555 PM HAIL 11 W DANBURY 40.03N 100.62W

08/29/2019 E1.00 INCH RED WILLOW NE PUBLIC

DELAYED REPORT VIA FACEBOOK WITH A PICTURE.

0545 PM HAIL 7 SW MCCOOK 40.14N 100.72W

08/29/2019 E0.75 INCH RED WILLOW NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

0545 PM HAIL 10 S MCCOOK 40.06N 100.62W

08/29/2019 M1.50 INCH RED WILLOW NE PUBLIC

DELAYED REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. INCLUDES A

PICTURE OF HAIL NEXT TO MEASURING TAPE.

0545 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 S CULBERTSON 40.12N 100.82W

08/29/2019 HITCHCOCK NE NWS EMPLOYEE

REPORT VIA TWITTER WITH A PICTURE OF A LARGE

TREE DOWN.

0532 PM HAIL 10 SSE CULBERTSON 40.10N 100.75W

08/29/2019 E1.00 INCH RED WILLOW NE PUBLIC

0530 PM HAIL CULBERTSON 40.23N 100.84W

08/29/2019 E1.75 INCH HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC

0525 PM HAIL CULBERTSON 40.23N 100.84W

08/29/2019 E1.75 INCH HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC

0524 PM TSTM WND GST 3 WNW TRENTON 40.19N 101.07W

08/29/2019 M65 MPH HITCHCOCK NE MESONET

0524 PM HAIL 2 WNW CULBERTSON 40.23N 100.88W

08/29/2019 E2.00 INCH HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC

DELAYED REPORT VIA TWITTER SHOWING A PICTURE

OF 2 INCH HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON

RADAR.

0524 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W CULBERTSON 40.23N 100.88W

08/29/2019 HITCHCOCK NE NWS EMPLOYEE

REPORT VIA TWITTER WITH A PICTURE OF AN

OVERTURNED PIVOT. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON

RADAR.

0520 PM HAIL 5 SSE CULBERTSON 40.16N 100.80W

08/29/2019 E1.25 INCH HITCHCOCK NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0519 PM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW CULBERTSON 40.22N 100.89W

08/29/2019 M72 MPH HITCHCOCK NE MESONET

0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SE PALISADE 40.30N 101.01W

08/29/2019 HITCHCOCK NE NWS EMPLOYEE

DELAYED REPORT...ROAD SIGN RIPPED OUT OF THE

GROUND. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0511 PM HAIL 5 N CULBERTSON 40.30N 100.84W

08/29/2019 E1.50 INCH HITCHCOCK NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW TRENTON 40.23N 101.10W

08/29/2019 HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC

POWER LINES DOWN 8 MILES SOUTH OF PALISADE.

REPORT VIA TWITTER WITH A PICTURE.

0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE TRENTON 40.19N 100.97W

08/29/2019 HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC

DELAYED REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OF A ROOF RIPPED

OFF A BARN NEAR TRENTON. TIME ESTIMATED

BASED ON RADAR.

0503 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SE PALISADE 40.30N 101.01W

08/29/2019 HITCHCOCK NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN AT HWY 6

AND HWY 25.

0500 PM HAIL PALISADE 40.35N 101.11W

08/29/2019 M1.75 INCH HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC

REPORT INCLUDED A PICTURE OF GOLF-BALL SIZE

HAIL.

0455 PM TORNADO 4 E PALISADE 40.34N 101.03W

08/29/2019 HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC

REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD/POSSIBLE TORNADO AND

ROTATION WITH THE STORM 1 MILE SOUTH AND 2

MILES WEST OF THE HAYES/HITCHCOCK COUNTY

LINE NEAR OLD HWY 17.

0450 PM TSTM WND GST 4 WSW PALISADE 40.32N 101.16W

08/29/2019 E105 MPH HITCHCOCK NE NWS STORM SURVEY

STORM SURVEY BY NWS NORTH PLATTE CONFIRMS

STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE TO A FARM

SOUTHWEST OF PALISADE. A BARN WAS COMPLETELY

DESTROYED, AS WELL AS TREES SNAPPED, TREE

LIMBS DOWN, POWER POLES DOWN, AND CROPS

DOWN.

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