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Overview
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Severe thunderstorms developed along the Kansas and Nebraska border near highway 83 early in the afternoon of Thursday May 12, 2022. The storms quickly intensified and developed into a line that moved rapidly northward through eastern Nebraska, northwestern Iowa, eastern South Dakota, and into central Minnesota. Wind speeds of 80 to 100 mph brought significant straight line wind damage throughout eastern Nebraska. |
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Wind:
A line of severe thunderstorms with destructive straight line winds of 80 to 100 mph impacted portions of Custer, Garfield, Wheeler, Holt, and Boyd counties. Widespread tree damage was observed along with damage to buildings. The city of Burwell was especially impacted on it's southeast side where numerous buildings were damaged. Below are selected photos from the damage survey conducted on Friday, May 13, 2022. The result of the survey is preliminary as the National Weather Service continues to investigate further reports. If you have storm footage or further damage reports from this event, please relay your report to the National Weather Service in North Platte.
Selected Photos From Burwell and Near Ericson
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| Irrigation pivot blown down by straight line thunderstorm winds near Burwell, NE | Roof blown off an out building by straight line thunderstorms winds near Burwell, NE | Damage to the grandstand at Garfield county fairgrounds from straight line thunderstorm winds (1) | Damage to the grandstand at Garfield county fairgrounds from straight line thunderstorm winds (2) |
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| Pole driven into a house by straight line thunderstorm winds near Burwell, NE | Tree and power pole blown down by straight line thunderstorm winds near Burwell, NE | Out building blown down by straight line thunderstorm winds near Burwell, NE | A line of power poles blown down by straight line thunderstorm winds between Burwell, NE and Ericson, NE |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 558 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2022 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0226 PM TSTM WND GST 9 SSW MASON CITY 41.10N 99.38W 05/12/2022 E60.00 MPH CUSTER NE PUBLIC REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, WINDS AT LEAST 60 MPH WIND. 0228 PM HAIL 1 S ANSLEY 41.27N 99.38W 05/12/2022 M1.50 INCH CUSTER NE PUBLIC 0253 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S BURWELL 41.75N 99.13W 05/12/2022 E70.00 MPH GARFIELD NE EMERGENCY MNGR 0255 PM TSTM WND DMG BURWELL 41.78N 99.13W 05/12/2022 GARFIELD NE CO-OP OBSERVER WEST SIDE OF TOWN THERE WAS A HORSE BARN 15 BY 15 FOOT THAT WAS BLOWN OFF. THERE WERE 25 TREES UPROOTED. ROOF BLOWN OFF THE GRAND STAND AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. 0305 PM TSTM WND GST 16 NNE BURWELL 41.99N 99.02W 05/12/2022 E60.00 MPH GARFIELD NE PUBLIC ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST WITH 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN. 0305 PM HAIL 16 NNE BURWELL 41.99N 99.02W 05/12/2022 E1.00 INCH GARFIELD NE PUBLIC 0315 PM TSTM WND GST 5 W NAPER 42.96N 99.20W 05/12/2022 E60.00 MPH BOYD NE PUBLIC ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS WITH HALF INCH HAIL. 0329 PM TSTM WND GST EWING 42.26N 98.34W 05/12/2022 M88.00 MPH HOLT NE MESONET MEASURED 88 MPH WIND GUST 0330 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 E ONEILL 42.46N 98.41W 05/12/2022 HOLT NE EMERGENCY MNGR *** 1 INJ *** DELAYED REPORT OF A SEMI TRUCK ROLLED OVER BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. MOTOR VEHICLE INJURY OCCURRED. 0420 PM DUST STORM 3 E SUTHERLAND 41.16N 101.07W 05/12/2022 LINCOLN NE EMERGENCY MNGR MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HWY 30 NEAR MILE MARKER 160 DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST 0435 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 E NORTH PLATTE 41.13N 100.69W 05/12/2022 M69.00 MPH LINCOLN NE ASOS 0441 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 W NORTH PLATTE 41.13N 100.85W 05/12/2022 M70.00 MPH LINCOLN NE ASOS 0444 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 SW ARNOLD 41.36N 100.27W 05/12/2022 E75.00 MPH LINCOLN NE PUBLIC ESTIMATED 75 MPH WINDS. 0528 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VALENTINE 42.87N 100.55W 05/12/2022 M60.00 MPH CHERRY NE ASOS
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