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NOUS43 KLBF 171900  
PNSLBF  
NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-180700-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
200 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2025 /100 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2025/  
 
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/15/2025 SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY  
TORNADO EVENT...  
   
OVERVIEW
 
 
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ALONG AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT  
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON JULY 15, 2025. THE SUPERCELLS WERE  
CONFINED TO THE WESTERN SANDHILLS BEFORE GROWING UPSCALE INTO A  
SEVERE LINE OF STORMS THAT IMPACTED MUCH OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ONE  
HIGH BASED SUPERCELL DEVELOPED OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY  
COUNTY. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES,  
DUE TO LIMITED LOW LEVEL SHEAR, BUT SUFFICIENT STRETCHING IN THE  
LOWER ATMOSPHERE ALLOWED THE SUPERCELL TO GENERATE ENOUGH LOW  
LEVEL SPIN FOR THE FORMATION OF A BRIEF TORNADO. THE TORNADO  
INITIALLY EXHIBITED CHARACTERISTICS OF A LANDSPOUT, BUT AS THE  
PARENT STORM MATURED AND THE MESOCYCLONE STRENGTHENED, THE  
TORNADO TRANSITIONED TO A VORTEX MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF A  
SUPERCELLULAR TORNADO. THE TORNADO REMAINED RELATIVELY WEAK BEFORE  
DISSIPATING. THE LOCATION OF IT'S GENESIS AND DEMISE ARE  
ESTIMATED DUE TO A LACK OF DAMAGE INDICATORS.  
   
HYBRID LANDSPOUT CHERRY COUNTY
 
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.78 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 07/15/2025  
START TIME: 05:18 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: 7 NNW MULLEN / CHERRY COUNTY / NE  
START LAT/LON: 42.1425 / -101.0874  
 
END DATE: 07/15/2025  
END TIME: 05:22 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: 6 NNW MULLEN / CHERRY COUNTY / NE  
END LAT/LON: 42.1336 / -101.0781  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY LIMITED TO SHELTER BELT AND WIRE FENCING,  
HOWEVER A PRIMARY HOME TOOK MINOR DAMAGE TO SIDING AND HAD A  
GLASS DOOR BROKEN OUT. EF0 WAS DETERMINED FROM THE LACK OF  
DAMAGE TO POWER LINES THAT WERE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THE  
TORNADO.  
 

 
 
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE  
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:  
 
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH  
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH  
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH  
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH  
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH  
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH  
 
NOTE:  
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO  
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN  
NWS STORM DATA.  
 

 
 
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