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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
504 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/13/26 TORNADO EVENT
SW HUMPHREY
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 104 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.28 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/13/2026
START TIME: 02:38 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SW CORNLEA / PLATTE COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 41.6468 / -97.6309
END DATE: 08/14/2026
END TIME: 02:46 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SW HUMPHREY / PLATTE COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 41.6663 / -97.513
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO DEVELOPED IN AN OPEN FIELD BETWEEN 400 AVE AND 385 AVE
SOUTHWEST OF CORNLEA, NE AND MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO
MOVED ACROSS 370 AVE WHERE IT OVERTURNED AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM,
TOOK DOWN SEVERAL POWERPOLES, SNAPPED SEVERAL SOFTWOOD TREES, AND
TOOK THE ROOF OFF OF A SHED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE
NORTHEAST PRODUCING SPORADIC TREE AND CORN DAMAGE AND FLIPPING
OVER ANOTHER CENTER PIVOT. THE TORNADO LIFTED TO THE SOUTHWEST
OFF HUMPHREY, NE BEFORE REACHING HIGHWAY 81.
SE HUMPHREY
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.36 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/13/2026
START TIME: 02:50 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE HUMPHREY / PLATTE COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 41.6626 / -97.4474
END DATE: 08/13/2026
END TIME: 02:53 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 SSW CRESTON / PLATTE COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 41.6713 / -97.3835
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF HIGHWAY 81 TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
HUMPHREY, NE NEAR 250 AVE AND FLATTENED CORN IN A FIELD AND TOOK
DOWN SOME SMALL BRANCHES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEST FOR
JUST OVER 3 MILES BEFORE LIFTING NEAR 445 ST AND 205 AVE WHERE
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. EVIDENCE OF THE TRACK WAS VISIBLE IN THE
CORNFIELDS.
LEIGH
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.36 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/13/2026
START TIME: 02:56 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 WSW LEIGH / PLATTE COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 41.6889 / -97.2926
END DATE: 08/13/2026
END TIME: 03:07 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 E LEIGH / COLFAX COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 41.7036 / -97.2125
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF A CEMETERY NEAR 130 AVE SOUTHWEST
OF LEIGH, NE. THE TORNADO DID SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE TO THE
CEMETERY, SNAPPING 10-12 TREES AND DAMAGING THE METAL SIGN. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED EAST AND DEMOLISHED A LARGE MACHINE SHED AND
DID SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE TO A PROPERTY JUST NORTH OF 460 ST
BETWEEN 115 AND 110 AVE. THE TORNADO THEN TURNED TO THE NORTHEAST
AND CLIPPED THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF LEIGH PRODUCING MORE TREE
DAMAGE BEFORE LIFTING NEAR ROAD V AND ROAD 3.
LEIGH 2
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.63 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/13/2026
START TIME: 03:04 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 SW LEIGH / COLFAX COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 41.6966 / -97.2508
END DATE: 08/13/2026
END TIME: 03:05 AM CDT
END LOCATION: LEIGH / COLFAX COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 41.7043 / -97.2447
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SHORT-TRACK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CLUB
91 GOLF COURSE AND MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS ROAD V WHERE
CONCENTRATED TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS
THE POND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BASEBALL FIELD PRODUCING MORE
TREE DAMAGE BEFORE LIFTING AFTER CROSSING WEST FORK MAPLE CREEK.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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