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Arctic Air Spreads South and East from Rockies Friday through Next Week

Arctic air is plunging across the Rockies and Great Plains and will reach the Deep South and Great Lakes Saturday night, and the Eastern Seaboard by Sunday night, bringing dangerously cold wind chill temperatures. Snow and heavy winds could produce blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains Friday. There is a wintry mix expected in the Midwest/Northeast and rain for the Southeast into Saturday. 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