Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Northern Plains and Midwest; Fire Weather Threat in the West

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Overview

A line of strong and severe thunderstorms went through the eastern portions of north central Nebraska last evening. These storms were along the southwest flank of a larger line that originally evolved from north central South Dakota that moved southeast into north central and northeast Nebraska. The severe storms produced one confirmed tornado, damaging wind gusts, and half dollar sized hail.

Damage was also reported in northern Holt county associated with a microburst. Damage included an empty grain bin that was destroyed, an uprooted tree, and a stock trailer that was tipped over. In addition, two pivots were overturned.

Boyd County Tornado
Holt County Photos
Storm Reports

Tornado

Tornado - 2 Miles East of Butte
Boyd County

Date	July 28, 2019
Time (Local)	9:10 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	60 mph
Path Length	0.04 miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0 injuries/0 deaths
Summary: Brief touch down in an open field with no reported damage.

Track Map

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Source: Logan Brewster

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

Holt County Wind Damage Photos

Multiple impacts were reported in northern Holt county, roughly 10 miles south of Spencer, NE or roughly 20 miles north of O'Neill, NE.


Large Branches Broken (1"-3" diameter) (Photo Source: NWS Employee)	Overturned Pivot (Photo Source: NWS Employee)	Grain Bin Blown Over (Photo Source: NWS Employee)


Small Limbs Broken (Up to 1" diameter) (Photo Source: NWS Employee)	Stock Trailer Tipped Over (Photo Source: NWS Employee)	Grain Bin Destroyed (Photo Source: NWS Employee)

Storm Reports

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 PM     TORNADO          2 E BUTTE               42.91N 98.81W
07/28/2019  F0               BOYD               NE   NWS STORM SURVEY

            BRIEF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH NO
            REPORTED DAMAGE. SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW
            OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.


0915 PM     HAIL             3 N SPENCER             42.92N 98.70W
07/28/2019  M1.00 INCH       BOYD               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0930 PM     HAIL             7 SSW BRISTOW           42.75N 98.65W
07/28/2019  M1.25 INCH       BOYD               NE   PUBLIC

            QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

0959 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N ONEILL              42.49N 98.65W
07/28/2019  M52 MPH          HOLT               NE   MESONET

            DAVIS WEATHER STATION - MESONET

1025 PM     HAIL             14 S ONEILL             42.26N 98.65W
07/28/2019  M1.00 INCH       HOLT               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Northern Plains and Midwest; Fire Weather Threat in the West

July 28, 2019 - NWS Damage Survey Tornado Event in Boyd and Holt Counties