June 11, 2013 Dawes County, Nebraska Tornado

Overview

During the early afternoon of June 11, 2013, the Storm Prediction Center placed the Chadron/Alliance, Nebraska areas into a SLIGHT risk for severe thunderstorms. A dry line with dew points in the 50s across western Nebraska provided the instability for thunderstorm,development. Beginning around 7 PM, thunderstorms began to form across the northern Nebraska Panhandle. By 830 PM, a supercell moved northeast just south of Crawford, NE and produced an EF-1 tornado.

• Tornado
• Photos & Video
• Storm Reports

Track Map:

 

 

		Date June 11, 2013 Time (local) 8:45 PM EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Wind 110 MPH Injuries/Deaths 0
Photo taken as tornado touched down.	Circulation in storm relative velocity as tornado developed.

 

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

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Photos & Video:

 

Picture of the storm, off of Highway 71.	Tornado Damage	Tornado Damage	Tornado Damage

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Storm Reports

 

Time Location Report Comments 20:32 GMT 6 SSE Chimney Butte Tornado HOUSES DAMAGED OUT BUILDINGS DESTROYED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. 20:47 GMT 12 SSW Chadron Tornado THREE REPORTS OF A TORNADO JUNCTION OFF TABLE RD AND DEAD HORSE RD